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Woody Plants of the Southeastern United States, A Winter
Guide, Ron Lance
This is the essential regional woody
plant reference for professionals and enthusiasts. Winter, when plants are dormant and their leaves may have fallen, is a
challenging time to identify woody flora. Designed especially for winter use and
featuring almost six hundred illustrations, this taxonomic guide describes some
nine hundred plant species by their twig, bud, and bark characteristics. All the
trees, shrubs, and woody ground covers that grow without aid of cultivation in
the Southeast are presented here, in a single reference. Includes the
following:
• native plants, as well as naturalized exotic species known to occur in at
least two locations in the Southeast
• geographical coverage from east Texas and northern Florida to southeastern
Kansas and southern Delaware
• spring or summer features of a plant in the absence of any reliable winter
diagnostic features
• a map of the guide's coverage area and nearly six hundred illustrations that
show distinguishing characteristics of twigs and buds
• a brief introduction to botanical terminology and the use of taxonomic keys,
descriptions of various habitats and physiographic regions of the Southeast, a
glossary, a list of references, and an index that includes common and scientific
names
Ron Lance is the nursery curator at Chimney Rock Park in North Carolina. His
previous books include Hawthorns and Medlars. Lance has worked for more than
twenty-five years in the fields of botany, zoology, and horticulture in such
roles as instructor, specimen collector, field technician, researcher, and
manager of horticultural facilities.
0-8203-2524-4
Woody Plants of the Southeastern U.S.
$54.95
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