New York State Trees & Wildflowers - Paperback

by James Kavanagh (Author), Waterford Press (Author), Raymond Leung (Illustrator)

New York State stretches from the south shore of Lake Ontario over the Adirondack Mountains and southeast to the Atlantic coast, giving it an especially high diversity of plants. The rose is the state flower, and it is one of over 3,000 species that grow in the Empire State's mixed forests, pine forests, grasslands, rivers, freshwater marshes, and salt marshes. For many people, plants represent a major aspect of a landscape's character, so it helps to get acquainted with the most representative species to establish a foundation of knowledge on which to build. You can do this with the portable reference New York State Trees & Wildflowers, which features beautiful illustrations of 140 common and familiar trees, shrubs, and wildflowers as well as an ecoregion map showing over 20 botanical sanctuaries and learning sites. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, 12-panel folding pocket guide is an excellent tool for educators, learners, naturalists, and botanists to use for sharpening their plant identification skills so that they can peer more closely into plants' fascinating lives. Made in the USA.

Back Jacket

New York State Trees & Wildflowers provides a welcome introduction to the familiar botanical species to be found within the state of New York. Exhaustively researched, the guide features over 130 beautifully detailed full-color illustrations of common species of trees, shrubs and wildflowers. The laminated fold-out pocket guide is perfect for novices looking for an easy-to-use field reference. The guide also features a map highlighting botanical sanctuaries in the state. New York State Trees & Wildflowers provides the perfect pocket travel companion for novices interested in nature identification.
Map-sized when folded, with page-like panels
Easy to use and carry when outdoors
Laminated for durability
More than 130 full-color illustrations
Text highlights the most easily distinguished markings or characteristics of species to aid novices in nature identification

Author Biography

Zoologist Jim Kavanagh has made a career out of introducing novices to plants, animals, the sciences and world cultures. In addition to creating over 500 simplified nature guides, he has also authored guides to languages, cities and outdoor skills. An avid traveler and backpacker, Kavanagh's path has taken him around the world to many remote destinations including the upper Amazon, Africa, Australia, and the Arctic Circle (and this is just the As). He is also the author of a series of state-specific guides to common species and natural attractions and a children's book on evolution.