Author: Anne C. Hallowell
Publisher: Wilderness Press
ISBN: 0912550244
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
A pocket guide to identifying native ferns that grow in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast, and eastern Canada. Like other plant guides in the "Finders" series, "Fern Finder" is a dichotomous key, which leads the user step-by-step through a series of choices to the species being identified. Heavily illustrated with line drawings.
Fern Finder
Author: Anne C. Hallowell
Publisher: Wilderness Press
ISBN: 0912550244
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
A pocket guide to identifying native ferns that grow in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast, and eastern Canada. Like other plant guides in the "Finders" series, "Fern Finder" is a dichotomous key, which leads the user step-by-step through a series of choices to the species being identified. Heavily illustrated with line drawings.
Publisher: Wilderness Press
ISBN: 0912550244
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
A pocket guide to identifying native ferns that grow in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast, and eastern Canada. Like other plant guides in the "Finders" series, "Fern Finder" is a dichotomous key, which leads the user step-by-step through a series of choices to the species being identified. Heavily illustrated with line drawings.
A Field Guide to Ferns
Author: Boughton Cobb
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395975121
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Identifies over five hundred species.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395975121
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Identifies over five hundred species.
Northeast Ferns
Author: Steve Chadde
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781951682026
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Northeast Ferns is a field guide to the ferns and fern relatives found in the northeastern United States. Included are keys, descriptions, illustrations, and distribution maps for 19 families and 36 genera of true ferns, and 3 families and 8 genera of fern relatives (quillworts, clubmosses and spike-mosses).
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781951682026
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Northeast Ferns is a field guide to the ferns and fern relatives found in the northeastern United States. Included are keys, descriptions, illustrations, and distribution maps for 19 families and 36 genera of true ferns, and 3 families and 8 genera of fern relatives (quillworts, clubmosses and spike-mosses).
Identifying Ferns the Easy Way
Author: Lynn Levine
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780970365460
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
"Identifying Ferns the Easy Way: A Pocket Guide to Common Ferns of the Northeast" is an exquisitely illustrated and easy-to-use guide created to make fern identification more accessible than ever for nature lovers of all ages. This guide presents a unique method to explain how ferns are classified into five major groups. Then, these groupings are illustrated using fern silhouettes. Each of the 28 common ferns in this guide has descriptions which detail "Where it Grows," "Tips for Identification," "Can be Confused With" and "Interesting Notes." The terminology used in this book makes this guide extremely user-friendly. "Gardeners, hikers and naturalists all need this elegantly simple guide to the common fern species of the Northeast. The lineage of these plants is ancient, their charms immutable. These pages bring their identities into the light, a gift indeed." Roger B. Swain. Host, PBS -TV's "The Victory Garden""This guide offers a wonderful way for people to become acquainted with our common regional ferns. A simple, effective key and great illustrations make this a very user-friendly field guide."Tom Wessels, Professor Emeritus, Antioch University and author of "The Forested Landscape."Lynn Levine, began her career in 1978, as the first woman consulting forester in the Northeast. She has taken thousands of people into the forest to share her love of nature, and to spur others to feel the same. She has found that teaching about trees, tracks and, now, ferns, is one powerful way to spark and enhance that bond. Levine is the author of "Mammal Tracks and Scat: Life-Size Pocket Guide," and two children's books: "Snow Secrets" and "Is it Time, Yet?" She is co-author of "Working with Your Woodland: A Landowner's Guide" and "Mammal Tracks and Scat: Life-Size Tracking Guide." Briony Morrow-Cribbs launched her book illustrating career with two New York Times Best Sellers: "Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln's Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities" and "Wicked Bugs: The Louse that Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects." Briony's work includes etchings, prints and illustrations.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780970365460
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
"Identifying Ferns the Easy Way: A Pocket Guide to Common Ferns of the Northeast" is an exquisitely illustrated and easy-to-use guide created to make fern identification more accessible than ever for nature lovers of all ages. This guide presents a unique method to explain how ferns are classified into five major groups. Then, these groupings are illustrated using fern silhouettes. Each of the 28 common ferns in this guide has descriptions which detail "Where it Grows," "Tips for Identification," "Can be Confused With" and "Interesting Notes." The terminology used in this book makes this guide extremely user-friendly. "Gardeners, hikers and naturalists all need this elegantly simple guide to the common fern species of the Northeast. The lineage of these plants is ancient, their charms immutable. These pages bring their identities into the light, a gift indeed." Roger B. Swain. Host, PBS -TV's "The Victory Garden""This guide offers a wonderful way for people to become acquainted with our common regional ferns. A simple, effective key and great illustrations make this a very user-friendly field guide."Tom Wessels, Professor Emeritus, Antioch University and author of "The Forested Landscape."Lynn Levine, began her career in 1978, as the first woman consulting forester in the Northeast. She has taken thousands of people into the forest to share her love of nature, and to spur others to feel the same. She has found that teaching about trees, tracks and, now, ferns, is one powerful way to spark and enhance that bond. Levine is the author of "Mammal Tracks and Scat: Life-Size Pocket Guide," and two children's books: "Snow Secrets" and "Is it Time, Yet?" She is co-author of "Working with Your Woodland: A Landowner's Guide" and "Mammal Tracks and Scat: Life-Size Tracking Guide." Briony Morrow-Cribbs launched her book illustrating career with two New York Times Best Sellers: "Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln's Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities" and "Wicked Bugs: The Louse that Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects." Briony's work includes etchings, prints and illustrations.
A Field Guide to Ferns and Their Related Families
Author: Boughton Cobb
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618394067
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Presents a comprehensive field guide to the ferns of northeastern and central North America, and contains color photographs and full-page line drawings.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618394067
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Presents a comprehensive field guide to the ferns of northeastern and central North America, and contains color photographs and full-page line drawings.
A Natural History of Ferns
Author: Robbin C. Moran
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 9781604690620
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Natural History of Ferns is an entertaining and informative look at why ferns and their relatives are unique among plants. Ferns live in habitats from the tropics to polar latitudes, and unlike seed plants, which endow each seed with the resources to help their offspring, ferns reproduce by minute spores. There are floating ferns, ferns that climb or live on trees, and ferns that are trees. There are poisonous ferns, iridescent ferns, and resurrection ferns that survive desert heat and drought. This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 9781604690620
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Natural History of Ferns is an entertaining and informative look at why ferns and their relatives are unique among plants. Ferns live in habitats from the tropics to polar latitudes, and unlike seed plants, which endow each seed with the resources to help their offspring, ferns reproduce by minute spores. There are floating ferns, ferns that climb or live on trees, and ferns that are trees. There are poisonous ferns, iridescent ferns, and resurrection ferns that survive desert heat and drought. This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.
Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast
Author: Peter Del Tredici
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501740466
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
In this field guide to the future, esteemed Harvard University botanist Peter Del Tredici unveils the plants that will become even more dominant in urban environments under projected future environmental conditions. These plants are the most important and most common plants in cities. Learning what they are and the role they play, he writes, will help us all make cities more livable and enjoyable. With more than 1000 photos, readers can easily identify these powerful plants. Learn about the fascinating cultural history of each plant.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501740466
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
In this field guide to the future, esteemed Harvard University botanist Peter Del Tredici unveils the plants that will become even more dominant in urban environments under projected future environmental conditions. These plants are the most important and most common plants in cities. Learning what they are and the role they play, he writes, will help us all make cities more livable and enjoyable. With more than 1000 photos, readers can easily identify these powerful plants. Learn about the fascinating cultural history of each plant.
The Plant Lover's Guide to Ferns
Author: Sue Olsen
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604694742
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Ferns are easy to grow and readily available in big box stores, garden centers, and mail-order nurseries, making them a popular ornamental among new and advanced gardeners. Perfect for containers, borders, layered gardens, foliage accents, and shady areas, ferns come in a range of colors and varieties. The Plant Lover’s Guide to Ferns, by fern enthusiasts Richie Steffen and Sue Olsen, is packed with information on these reliable plants. The book includes profiles for 134 plants, with information on growth and propagation, advice on using ferns in garden design, and lists of where to buy the plants and where to view them in public gardens.
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604694742
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Ferns are easy to grow and readily available in big box stores, garden centers, and mail-order nurseries, making them a popular ornamental among new and advanced gardeners. Perfect for containers, borders, layered gardens, foliage accents, and shady areas, ferns come in a range of colors and varieties. The Plant Lover’s Guide to Ferns, by fern enthusiasts Richie Steffen and Sue Olsen, is packed with information on these reliable plants. The book includes profiles for 134 plants, with information on growth and propagation, advice on using ferns in garden design, and lists of where to buy the plants and where to view them in public gardens.
Ferns for American Gardens
Author: John Mickel
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN: 9780881925982
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
A guide to the cultivation and use of ferns in gardens offers information on more than four hundred types of ferns and suggests plant combinations.
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN: 9780881925982
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
A guide to the cultivation and use of ferns in gardens offers information on more than four hundred types of ferns and suggests plant combinations.
Working with Ferns
Author: Helena Fernández
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1441971629
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
This well timed volume features a selection of chapters composed by experts in their respective fields. It covers a broad range of topics, from its fundamental biology to the fern’s population genetics and environmental and therapeutic applications.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1441971629
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
This well timed volume features a selection of chapters composed by experts in their respective fields. It covers a broad range of topics, from its fundamental biology to the fern’s population genetics and environmental and therapeutic applications.