A subregion of the Rocky Mountains of North America, the Southern Rockies comprise portions of Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah and boast a diversity of plant communities. This fully updated and revised edition of Southern Rocky Mountain Wildflowers will be appreciated by amateur wildflower enthusiasts, but experts will also find the detailed photographs useful in distinguishing among similar species in complex groups.
Christine Kassar is a conservation biologist, guide, and writer. She has scaled peaks and run rivers all over the United States and in Nepal, Kenya, Tanzania, Thailand, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Costa Rica, and Iceland. Working as Senior Editor of Elevation Outdoors Magazine, she is also a freelance writer with works printed in Climbing, Mother Jones, National Geographic Adventure, Outside Online, WEND, and Women's Adventure Magazine.