Alpine Wildflowers

Author : Gillian Price
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781783620326

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Alpine Flowers by Gillian Price Pdf

This pocket field guide to identifying 230 common Alpine flowers is packed with all the information you need to recognise your favourites while out in the mountains. Designed for the non-specialist, this little handbook is arranged by colour and also includes a glossary of flower parts and an introduction which describes the amazing lengths that these tiny gems go to to survive at altitude. Alpine expert author Gillian Price says: 'It never ceases to amaze me that such tiny plants can spend months on end buried under metres of snow and ice - weathering temperatures as low as minus 25°C - then sprout back to life when things thaw out and warm up. In springtime you can spot the fragile purple petals of the Alpine Snowbell pushing their way through snow - they contain an anti-freeze that enables them to melt it. Masters of adaptation and survival, alpine flowers can trap insects, store precious water, expel excess minerals and fool insects.' Each flower entry includes a clear photograph and essential description along with its name in English, Latin, German, French and Italian and interesting information about the origins of some of the more curious flower names. Each one is also indexed by its English and its Latin name so you can follow up a hunch about a name or find out more about a flower.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Falcon Guides
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1560440112

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Alpine Wildflowers by Anonim Pdf

Field guide to alpine wildflowers in the Rocky Mountains.

Author : Joseph F. Duft,Robert K. Moseley
Publisher : Mountain Press Publishing Company
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015019619819

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Alpine Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains by Joseph F. Duft,Robert K. Moseley Pdf

Although small in stature, alpine plants impart a consistent flower-garden aspect to high mountain vegetation, a beauty rivaled by few other life zones.

Author : Neil L. Jennings
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1894765834

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Alpine Beauty by Neil L. Jennings Pdf

Alpine Beauty explores the wildflowers and flowering shrubs commonly found in the subalpine and alpine environments in the Rocky Mountains of western Canada. Due to harsh weather conditions, the plants that exist at higher elevations are generally different than those at lower elevations. In this environment, low shrub and herb communities become the rule. The plants tend to be dwarf-sized, low-growing, fast-growing in the short season, and covered with fine, soft hairsall adaptations to the harsh environment.Alpine Beauty will inform and intrigue readers of all ages, while also assisting with plant identification and recognition. Exceptional photographs and interesting information about each plant make this book ideal for hikers and amblers of all skill levels. For ease of reference, the book is arranged by flower color and by plant family. A complete index is included, using common and scientific names for all plants. One final cautionary notethe pursuit of wildflowers can be addictive, though not hazardous to your health.

Author : Janet L. Wingate,Loraine Yeatts
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1555662897

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Alpine Flower Finder by Janet L. Wingate,Loraine Yeatts Pdf

This indispensible pocket guide to more than 350 alpine plants in six Rocky Mountain States offers sure-fire methods of plant identification, for beginner and expert alike.

Author : Kate Savory
Publisher : FLOWERtripping
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Botanical gardens
ISBN : 9780977921607

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Flowertripping by Kate Savory Pdf

A guide for travelers to discover what is blooming around the world at different times of the year, organized by location, bloom time and flowers.

Author : Christina M. Selby
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781493039180

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Best Wildflower Hikes New Mexico by Christina M. Selby Pdf

Best Wildflower Hikes New Mexico is the ultimate guide to the greatest nature adventures in the Land of Enchantment. Wildflower descriptions and full-color photography throughout complement detailed hiking profiles and maps to over forty scenic routes. Written by naturalist and outdoor writer Christina Selby, Best Wildflower Hikes New Mexico introduces readers to the spectacular beauty of the American Southwest.

Author : Beatrice E. Willard
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Nature Association
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Mountain plants
ISBN : 093048701X

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Alpine Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains by Beatrice E. Willard Pdf

Author : Leigh Robertson,Christine Kassar
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781493014972

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Southern Rocky Mountain Wildflowers by Leigh Robertson,Christine Kassar Pdf

Published in cooperation with the Rocky Mountain Nature Association. This book describes 200 wildflowers common to the Rocky Mountains.

Author : Joyce Gellhorn
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1555662803

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Song of the Alpine by Joyce Gellhorn Pdf

Celebrating her life-long love for the land above the trees, author Joyce Gellhorn takes readers on a season-by-season tour of the alpine tundra. With clear, readable prose and 140 beautiful color photographs (from her collection that spans some twenty-five years), Gellhorn reveals the subtle wonders of this haunting landscape. The plants and animals that populate this often harsh and unforgiving environment have evolved remarkable strategies for survival in their high mountain home. Faced with bitter cold, scouring winds and fierce storms, they must somehow hold on and still find water and nourishment. Gellhorn tells us how they do it, and the intricacies and precariousness of these strategies are astonishing.The high country of the Colorado Rocky Mountains has been a destination and a home for Joyce Gellhorn for more than fifty years, including some twelve years spent living with her family at the University of Colorado's research station, Science Lodge -- a log cabin at 9,500 feet. Like the snow that would sift through the chinks in the cabin, the alpine, despite its harshness, captured her heart.She writes: The clear mountain air, the scenery, the invigorating feeling of physical activity, and the fascinating plants, animals, and insects captivated me. Through the years, these wind-blown forlorn places continue to excite me. It is their wildness -- untamed and unpredictable. No matter how many times I visit the alpine, even areas I know intimately, it always shows a different face.

Author : Diantha States,Jack States
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781483430812

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Wildflowers of Wyoming: Second Edition by Diantha States,Jack States Pdf

Wyoming is home to a host of spectacular wildflowers which collectively are unique to the Rocky Mountain West. In their extensive Wyoming travels, Diantha and Jack States photographed over 325 of the most common and showy wildflowers that inhabit vegetation zones from prairie, steppe, foothills, montane, subalpine to alpine. They are presented in this 2nd edition of their full color field guide that includes thumbnail photos of flowers by color and shape for ease of identification. Also included is a key to plant families with line drawings of 16 of those most commonly encountered families. Thus this guide is useable and appropriate for flower enthusiasts at all levels of experience.

Author : Pamela Irwin
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1565793331

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Colorado's Best Wildflower Hikes by Pamela Irwin Pdf

Based on the overwhelming popularity of the Irwins' first guide to wildflower hikes, this second volume is sure to please. Covering the high country and western slope, the fifty hikes described in this volume once again take the reader through truly enchanted scenery. Discover the splendor of viewing the silky sky-blue petals of wild blue flax or breathing the scented air of wild roses. This user-friendly guide to finding Colorado's most colorful wildflowers describes the highlights of encountering the vivid sights and smells of wildflowers as well as other important tidbits. Wildflower enthusiasts will want to add Volume 2 to their collection.

Author : Alf Erling Porsild
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Nature
ISBN : UIUC:30112017579092

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Rocky Mountain Wild Flowers by Alf Erling Porsild Pdf

A popular, beautifully illustrated guide to 430 species of Rocky Mountain alpine and sub-alpine plants. Dagny Tande Lid's botanically accurate watercolours and A.E. Porsild's detailed scientific descriptions make this book an indispensable tool for laymen and scientists alike. 1979

Author : Hälle Flygare
Publisher : Harbour Publishing Company
Page : 1 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Nature
ISBN : 155017553X

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A Field Guide to Alpine Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains by Hälle Flygare Pdf

With gorgeous full-colour photos arranged in an easy-to-use colour coded chart for quick identification, this pocket-sized laminated pamphlet is perfect for taking along on walks and hikes through the Rocky Mountains, from BC and Alberta to New Mexico. Supplying English and Latin names, the distribution range of each species and average plant height and flower size, H�lle Flygare shares his knowledge and pictures of flora gained through over 30 years as a photographer, park warden and guide in the Rocky Mountains.

Author : Mike White
Publisher : Wilderness Press
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780899977997

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Lassen Volcanic National Park by Mike White Pdf

This comprehensive guide features trips for all levels in Lassen Volcanic National Park.