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Field Guide to Wildflowers of Nebraska and the Great Plains: Second Edition (Bur Oak Guide) by Farrar, Jon; is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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From the mixed-grass prairies of the Panhandle in the west, to the Sandhills prairie and mixed-grass prairies in central Nebraska, to the tallgrass prairies in the east, the state is home to hundreds of wildflower species, yet the primary guide to these flowers has been out of print for almost two decades. Now back in a second edition with updated nomenclature, refined plant descriptions, better photographs where improvements were called for, and a new design, Jon Farrar’s Field Guide to Wildflowers of Nebraska and the Great Plains , originally published by NEBRASKAland magazine and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, is a visual treat and educational guide to some of the region’s showiest and most interesting wildflowers. Organizing species by color, Farrar provides scientific, common, and family names; time of flowering; distribution both for Nebraska specifically and for the Great Plains in general; and preferred habitat including soil type and plant community from roadsides to woodlands to grasslands. Descriptions of each species are succinct and accessible; Farrar packs a surprising amount of information into a compact space. For many species, he includes intriguing

Who reads Field Guide to Wildflowers of Nebraska and the Great Plains: Second Edition (Bur Oak Guide)?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Farrar, Jon;
Publisher
Published for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission by the University of Iowa Press
Published
2012
Language
EN
ISBN
9781609380717
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Nature, Science, Stem

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