Catalog - The City Library

Format:

Book

Author:

Scotter, G. W. (George Wilby)

Title:

Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains / George W. Scotter & Hälle Flygare.

Edition:

Fully updated & rev.

Publisher, Date:

North Vancouver, B.C. : Whitecap Books, c2007.

Description:

255 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps, port. ; 23 cm.

Summary:

Each detailed description of the 350 species of plants has a full-color photograph for easy identification. Plants are grouped into six sections, according to flower color: white; yellow and cream; green; pink; red, orange, and brown; and purple and blue. Included are all the most common species likely to be encountered along the roadsides and hiking trails in the Rockies. Also featured are some rare and shy beauties found in more remote areas.

Subjects:

Wild flowers -- Rocky Mountains -- Identification.

Wild flowers -- Rocky Mountains -- Pictorial works.

Wild flowers -- Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) -- Identification.

Wild flowers -- Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) -- Pictorial works.

Other Author:

Flygare, Hälle, 1936-

Scotter, G. W. (George Wilby). Wildflowers of the Canadian Rockies.

Notes:

Previously published under title Wildflowers of the Canadian Rockies, 1986.

Photographer, Hälle Flygare.

"The definitive guide to over 360 species of flowering plants"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-241) and indexes.

Contents:

Geology of the Rocky Mountains -- Ecoregions of the Rocky Mountains -- Vegetation zones in the Rocky Mountains -- White flowers -- Yellow and cream flowers -- Green flowers -- Pink flowers -- Red, orange and brown flowers -- Purple and blue flowers.

Web Site:

Table of contents

Contributor biographical information

Publisher description

LCCN:

2007532182

ISBN:

1552858480

9781552858486

Other Number:

72261088

System Availability:

2

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

2

Control Number:

198526

# Local items in:

2

# System items in:

2

Call Number:

582.130978 Scotter