Author: Richard Dickinson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781551059068
Category : Plants
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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An illustrated guidebook for identifying Southern Ontario plants.

Author: Brenda Chambers
Publisher: Lone Pine Pub.
ISBN: 9781551050614
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 448

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This handy field guide covers nearly 700 species of plants commonly found in the forests of central Ontario. Detailed species descriptions are combined with precise drawings and excellent colour photographs to make the plants of our region easy to identify. Forest Plants of Central Ontario includes: * Edible plants * Native uses of plants * Wildlife uses of plants * Related or similar species * 440 colour photographs * 407 illustrations. * Whether you are an avid naturalist or an armchair explorer, you are bound to find this beautifully illustrated guide an essential addition to your backpack or library.

Author: Lawrence Newcomb
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 9780316604420
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 490

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Line drawings face each description of the plant's basic structural features in this guide for the amateur wildflower sleuth

Author: Lorraine Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781552852002
Category : Annuals (Plants)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Who decides which plants are weeds? Why do North Americans insist on trying to grow a perfect lawn? How can planting wildflowers contribute to a healthier global environment? Lorraine Johnson provides insightful and thought-provoking answers to these and other questions in "The New Ontario Naturalized Garden." Johnson celebrates the diversity of Ontario's native plants and teaches gardeners how to break free from the endless weeding, watering, and fertilizing problems of fussy exotic flora. Readers will discover the benefits of native plant gardening, such as attracting wildlife and recreating various habitats, from prairie pockets to lush urban woodlands.

Author: Joe Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780995153509
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 298

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Author: Linda Kershaw
Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing
ISBN: 9781551052748
Category : Shrubs
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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TREES OF ONTARIO is a comprehensive guide to all native and naturalized trees and tall shrubs in the province. Includes 213 species from 31 families: * Notes of interest on edible fruits and on human and wildlife use of the trees * 574 colour photos and illustrations show each tree's bark, leaves, flowers, fruits or cones, and overall shape * Identification is easy with tips for distinguishing similar species * Range maps and habitat descriptions * Illustrated keys based on leaf, flower, fruit and winter characteristics * Name origins and French names * Illustrated glossary. * Keep this handy book in your backpack for easy reference on hikes and walks, or put it on your cottage bookshelf.

Author: Richard K. Rabeler
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472032464
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 404

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Updated edition of the classic botanical guide to the Great Lakes region

Author: Andrew MacKinnon
Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing
ISBN: 9781551055725
Category : Botany, Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Canada is home to a vast diversity of plants that have helped nourish and heal our people for thousands of years. Find out about: * First Nations uses of plant species * Gathering and preparing wild plants for a variety of uses * Historic European uses of plant species * Plants for everything from clothing to shelter * The fundamentals of survival - food and medicines * Clear descriptions of the plants and where to find them * Warnings about plant allergies, poisons and digestive upsets * A special section identifying poisonous plants and species that are similar * More than 530 colour photographs and 125 illustrations.

Author: Heather Holm
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780991356300
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 316

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"This comprehensive, essential book profiles over 65 perennial native plant species of the Midwest, Great Lakes region, Northeast and southern Canada plus the pollinators, beneficial insects and flower visitors the plants attract ... Readers learn to attract and identify pollinators and beneficial insects as well as customize their landscape planting for a particular type of pollinator with native plants. The book includes information on pollination, types of pollinators, pollinator conservation as well as pollinator landscape plans."--

Author: Allan G. Harris
Publisher: Lone Pine Pub
ISBN: 9781551050591
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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Wetlands--lakes, rivers, marshes, swamps, bogs and fens--are an integral part of the Ontario landscape. They slow and sustain local water flow, and they contribute significantly to the diversity of life and ecosystems by providing habitat for plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and countless invertebrates. This handy field guide features detailed plant species descriptiosn combined with precise drawings and excellent colour photographs. Most of the more than 475 species of wetland plants described in this book grow in wetlands across eastern North America, and the ranges of many extend west to British Columbia and Alaska. WETLAND PLANTS OF ONTARIO includes edible plants, native uses of plants, a colour photo guide to flowers, ovber 450 colour photographs and 300 line drawings.