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Wildflowers of Iowa Woodlands (Bur Oak Guide) by Sylvan T. Runkel and Alvin F. Bull is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Wildflowers of Iowa Woodlands (Bur Oak Guide) about?

This classic of midwestern natural history is back in print with a new format and new photographs. Originally published in 1979, Wildflowers of Iowa Woodlands introduced many naturalists to the beauty and diversity of the native plants of the wooded communities that once covered more than 6 million acres of the state. Now redesigned with updated names and all-new images, this reliable field companion will introduce woodland wildflowers to a new generation of outdoor enthusiasts in the Upper Midwest. The species accounts are accompanied by brilliant full-page color photographs by Larry Stone, Thomas Rosburg, and Carl Kurtz. In clear, straightforward, and accessible prose, authors Sylvan Runkel and Alvin Bull provide common, scientific, and family names; the Latin or Greek meaning of the scientific names; habitat and blooming times; and a complete description of plant, flower, and fruit. 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 insecticides to tonics. Iowa’s original savannas, woodlands, and forests were cleared with amazing thoroughness, yet enough beauty and div

Who reads Wildflowers of Iowa Woodlands (Bur Oak Guide)?

Author

Sylvan T. Runkel and Alvin F. Bull

Publisher

University Of Iowa Press

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781587298844

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Nature, Science, Stem