Recommended By Catharine Tucker<\/p>\n
REFERENCES with annotations.<\/p>\n
Audubon Field Guide series:
\nNorth American Trees, Eastern Region,
\nWildflowers, Eastern Region.
\nGood descriptions (very fine print) and color photos in separate sections requiring much page turning; shows trees in bloom, in fruit & in fall color, flowers in bloom & fruit.<\/p>\n
Peterson Field Guide series:
\nTrees and Shrubs.
\nSimple descriptions, explanations of terms, keys and field characters.<\/p>\n
Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, Lawrence Newcomb. 1977. Boston: Little, Brown & Co.
\nUseful if you know how to use keys or have a general idea of what flower you are looking for; illus, in color and b & w.<\/p>\n
Grasses: An Identification Guide. Lauren Brown. 1979, Boston: Houghton, Mifflin Co. Covers grasses, sedges & rushes as well as other plants that might be confused with these; b & w line drawings for illustrations, glossary & references.<\/p>\n
Weeds in Winter, Lauren Brown. 1977, Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
\nCovers flowering plants with b & w line drawings & simple descriptions.<\/p>\n
All the books by O.W. Gupton & F. C. Swope which have interesting descriptions and color photographs:<\/p>\n
Wildflowers of the Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains, 1979
\nTrees & Shrubs of Virginia, 1981
\nWildflowers of Tidewater Virginia, 1982
\nFall Wildflowers of the Blue Ridge & Great Smoky Mountains, 1987
\nWild Orchids of the Middle Atlantic States, 1986<\/p>\n
Common Native Trees of Virginia, a paperback book published by the VA Department of Forestry (no pub. date) has good descriptions, good bibliography and web site (www.dcf.virginia.gov).<\/p>\n
Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas,
\npaperback joint publication of National Park Service & US Fish & Wildlife Service, has color photos with descriptions including background, distribution and ecological threat; also has good glossary & references.<\/p>\n
A Guide to Endangered and Threatened Species in Virginia, Terwilliger, Tate & Woodward, eds. 1995, Blacksburg: The McDonald & Woodward Publishing Co.
\nThis provides a thorough description of the habitats to be found in the geographic regions of Virginia as well as the descriptions of plants and animals.<\/p>\n
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