Wildflowers of the Northern Great Plains

1999
Authors:

F. R. Vance, J. R. Jowsey, , and F. A. Switzer

A new edition of the essential guide to the flora of this region.

Now in its third edition,Wildflowers of the Northern Great Plains remains the definitive guide to the prairie flora of Minnesota, the Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming, and the adjoining provinces of Canada. Designed for everyone from hikers to professional botanists, it features stunning color photography, beautifully rendered line drawings, and descriptions of hundreds of plant species. This edition includes a section on grasses, sedges, and rushes (describing an additional fifty-five species), ninety-six spectacular new color photographs, and a key to plant families.

“This expanded third edition remains the definitive guide to the plants of the northern prairies. Includes a new section on grasses, sedges, and rushes, with photos and line drawings for easy identification.” Midwest Home and Garden

Wildflowers of the Northern Great Plains remains the definitive guide to the prairie flora of Minnesota, the Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming, and the adjoining provinces of Canada. Designed for everyone from hikers to professional botanists, it features stunning color photography, beautifully rendered line drawings, and descriptions of hundreds of plant species. First published in 1977, this essential volume has won acclaim throughout North America.

The new edition includes a section on grasses, sedges, and rushes (describing an additional fifty-five species), ninety-six spectacular new color photographs, and a key to plant families.

“The authors have crafted a sterling combination of fine photographs that are botanically accurate as well as artistically ingenious, with a text that is informal, informative, and easy to read.” Books in Canada

“This book should be the constant companion of all those that love and photograph the plants of the prairies and forest edges.” Photographic Society of America

F. R. Vance was a serious wildflower photographer until his death in 1997. J. R. Jowsey is a retired wildlife specialist. J. S. McLean is a writer and illustrator in Calgary. F. A. Switzer is a lifetime nature advocate and the recipient of the 1998 Nature Federation Douglas H. Pimlott Award.

“This expanded third edition remains the definitive guide to the plants of the northern prairies. Includes a new section on grasses, sedges, and rushes, with photos and line drawings for easy identification.” Midwest Home and Garden

“For those on your gift list needing an antidote to the snow-covered tundra outside their window, there’s the new and improved third edition of Wildflowers of the Northern Great Plains. With a new section devoted to grasses, sedges, and rushes, this compact volume offers nearly 750 color photos and fairly smells of springtime.” Mpls.St. Paul Magazine

The authors manage to present a useful guide for identifying many representative plant species of the northern Great Plain. The photographs are striking, a testimony to the perseverance of Vance and the other contributors. It is well worth the price.

The Prairie Naturalist