Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses

ISBN: 0820327484

Author: Miller, James H.

Condition: New

This guide to common and unique plants found in forests of the Southeast thoroughly covers 330 species of forbs (herbaceous plants), grasses, vines, and shrubs, with a special emphasis on the plants role in wildlife sustenance. Packed with detailed color photographs, the book is a must-have for forest landowners, game and wildlife managers, biologists, outdoors enthusiasts, students-anyone with an interest in the intricate and often unexpected interrelationships between the flora and fauna of our regions forests.Features:Descriptions of native and nonnative (exotic or invasive) plants, including 330 species of forbs, in 180 genera: grasses, sedges, and rushes; woody vines and semiwoody plants; shrubs; palms and yucca; cane; cactus; ferns; and ground lichen650 color photosMap of physiographic provinces56 simple black-and-white drawings of flower parts, flower types, and inflorescences, leaf arrangements, leaf divisions, shapes, and margins, and parts of a grass plantGlossaryIndex of genera by family, index by wildlife species, and index of scientific and common names

• Covers 330 species of forbs (herbaceous plants), grasses, vines, and shrubs | 650 Color photos | 56 Black and white drawings | Softcover, 464 Pages