Wildflowers and Other Plants of Iowa Wetlands, 2nd edition

Wildflowers and Other Plants of Iowa Wetlands, 2nd edition
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Publisher : University of Iowa Press
Total Pages : 401
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ISBN-10 : 9781609383480
ISBN-13 : 1609383486
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Download or read book Wildflowers and Other Plants of Iowa Wetlands, 2nd edition written by Sylvan T. Runkel and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2015-04-15 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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