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A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Sandhills
Region: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, by
Bruce A. Sorrie
Featuring over 600 wildflowers, flowering shrubs,
and vines, this user-friendly field guide is the first to focus on the rare,
fragile lands and species of the Sandhills region of the Carolinas and Georgia.
Characterized by longleaf pine forests, rolling hills, abundant blackwater
streams, several major rivers, and porous sandy soils, the Sandhills region
stretches from Fayetteville, North Carolina, southwest to Columbus, Georgia, and
represents the farthest advance of the Atlantic Ocean some 2 million years ago.
A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region is arranged by
habitat, with color tabs to facilitate easy browsing of the nine different
natural communities whose plants are described here. Bruce A. Sorrie, a botanist
with over 30 years of experience, includes common plants, region-specific
endemics, and local rarities, each with its own species description, and over
540 color photos for easy identification. The field guide's opening section
includes an introduction to the Sandhills region's geology, soil types, and
special relationship to fire ecology; an overview of rare species and present
conservation efforts; a glossary and key to flower and leaf structures; and a
listing of gardens, preserves, and parklands in the Sandhills region and nearby
where wildflowers can be seen and appreciated. Wildflower enthusiasts and
professional naturalists alike will find this comprehensive guide extremely
useful. Bruce A. Sorrie is a botanist for the North Carolina Natural
Heritage Program. Softcover, 380 pages,
5 1/2 x 8/12, full-color photographs.
0-8078-7186-9 Field
Guide to Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region $19.95
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