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Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines in Kansas - by Michael John Haddock & Craig C Freeman (Paperback)
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- Winner: Midwestern International Society of Arboriculture Author's Award of ExcellenceChoice Outstanding Academic TitleWith its high plains, rolling hills, and river valleys, Kansas is home to a surprisingly diverse flora, and among these riches are the 166 species of trees, shrubs, and woody vines identified, described, and pictured in this handy guide.
- Author(s): Michael John Haddock & Craig C Freeman
- 456 Pages
- Nature, Plants
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About the Book
An up to date and comprehensive field guide that provides keys, descriptions, distribution maps, and nearly 1,000 color photographs of 166 native and naturalized woody plants found in Kansas.Book Synopsis
Winner: Midwestern International Society of Arboriculture Author's Award of Excellence
Choice Outstanding Academic Title
With its high plains, rolling hills, and river valleys, Kansas is home to a surprisingly diverse flora, and among these riches are the 166 species of trees, shrubs, and woody vines identified, described, and pictured in this handy guide. Expanding and updating H. A. Stephens's 1969 classic, this handbook offers full descriptions of woody plant species found in the wild in Kansas, 138 of them native. County-level distribution maps show where species have been documented, and nearly 1,000 color photographs highlight morphological features--habit, bark, leaves, flowers, and fruit.
Updated scientific nomenclature reflects our current understanding of the taxonomy of woody species, as well as the most recent findings in studies of DNA, macro- and micromorphology, cytology, ecology, and phenology. With keys for identification, additional notes about nearly 100 other native and nonnative woody plants found in the state, and a comprehensive glossary defining all technical botanical terms, this user-friendly handbook should be the go-to guide for plant enthusiasts and professionals alike.
Review Quotes
"A fantastic resource and must-have book for any plant enthusiast in Kansas."--Great Plains Research
"The obvious audience for this book lives in Kansas, but it will also be a very useful reference for anyone living in the prairie or plains region of the U.S. or Canada and an excellent addition to herbarium libraries and the libraries of botanists interested in taxonomy and plant distribution."--Plant Science Bulletin
"Descriptions are concise and consistently organized, giving the habit, twigs, leaves, inflorescence, flowers, fruits, trunk, habitat, status (native or naturalized), and a discussion of historical uses, ecology, and similar species. The excellent illustrations match the parts of the plant described, A model and up-to-date field guide. Essential."--Choice
"The authors provide not only updated and detailed descriptions plus excellent color photos but also fascinating plant associations, such as using sand sagebrush as relief for intestinal ailments, and insect relationships, such as gall psyllids and hackberry. The organization and plant keys make available quick access to information about 166 Kansas species. A first-rate guide to the woody plants of Kansas!"--Iralee Barnard, author of Field Guide to the Common Grasses of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska
"This new field guide of the trees, shrubs, and woody vines of Kansas provides a very useful tool in exploring what grows around us. Professionals and backyard naturalists alike will enjoy learning from it. Michael Haddock and Craig Freeman are the ideal experts to provide the updated details of the plant characteristics and the helpful images that one needs to identify the 166 woody species that grow across the state and region."--Kelly Kindscher, author of Edible Wild Plants of the Prairie: An Ethnobotanical Guide and Medicinal Wild Plants of the Prairie: An Ethnobotanical Guide