Rocky Mountain Wildflowers Field Guide

"Rocky Mountain Wildflowers Field Guide" new 2015 expanded and revised edition is for all nature enthusiasts who want to learn more about wildflowers throughout Colorado's Rocky Mountain Region. Information includes common, scientific and family names, a brief description, and each wildflower's habitat, life zone, and general flowering time. New Angiosperm Phylogency Group (APG) classifications are also included. Line drawings of flower parts and arrangements and leaf shapes and arrangements help clarify terms in the guide. Wildflowers were photographed from Rocky Mountain National Park to the Mosquito Range, and from Crested Butte to the southern San Juan Mountain Ranges. Clear, detailed images depict some of the most common as well as some uncommon wildflowers that one might find along trails and roadsides. The 250 plus wildflowers in the guide are grouped according to color so one can quickly find and identify an unfamiliar flower. Indexes of common and scientific names link to individual pages with descriptions. The guide is written by Linda Nagy with photographs by her husband, nature photographer, Bernie Nagy.