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Wildflowers and Other Plants of Iowa Wetlands, 2nd Edition
Sylvan T. Runkel
Dean M Roosa
出版
University of Iowa Press
, 2014
主題
Gardening / Flowers / Perennials
Nature / General
Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection
Nature / Plants / Flowers
Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / Lakes, Ponds & Swamps
Nature / Plants / General
Science / Earth Sciences / Geography
ISBN
1609382854
9781609382858
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=TaHLBgAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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Originally published in 1999,
Wildflowers and Other Plants of Iowa Wetlands
was the first book to focus on the beauty and diversity of the wetland plants that once covered 1.5 million acres of Iowa. Now this classic of midwestern natural history is back in print with a new format and all-new photographs, just as Iowa’s wetlands are getting the respect and attention they deserve.
In clear and accessible prose, authors Sylvan Runkel and Dean Roosa provide common, scientific, and family names; the Latin or Greek meaning of the scientific names; habitat and blooming times; and a complete description. Plants are presented by habitat (terrestrial or aquatic), then refined by habit (e.g., emergent, floating, or submerged) or taxonomic group (e.g., ferns and allies or trees, shrubs, and vines). Particularly interesting is the information on the many ways in which Native Americans and early pioneers used these plants for everything from pain relief to tonics to soup and the ways that wildlife today use them for food and shelter. Each of the more than 150 species accounts is accompanied by a brilliant full-page color photograph by botanist Thomas Rosburg, who has also updated the nomenclature and descriptions for certain species.
After decades of being considered an enemy of the settler, the farmer, and the citizen, Iowa’s wetlands have come into their own. We are finally caring for these important habitats. Runkel and Roosa’s updated field companion will be a valuable guide to today’s preservation and restoration initiatives.