A Traveler's Guide to the Plants of Mexico

About this book

A Traveler's Guide to the Plants of Mexico, originally published in 1962 as Meet Flora Mexicana, has been completely updated and provided with all-new colour photographs. This pioneering work remains one of the few non-technical guides to the common plants of Mexico, both native to the country and introduced from elsewhere. The book is unique in that it is ecologically based, that is, plants of the major vegetation zones found in Mexico – for example, desert, thorn forest, tropical rainforest, etc. – are grouped together, narrowing down the large flora of Mexico into something more manageable. This arrangement is useful to the traveller, as once the vegetation zone is identified, the important plants of that zone can be easily determined. More than 300 plants, including trees, shrubs, wildflowers, cacti, and more, are described in non-technical language (and illustrated in full colour), with information on their habitat and cultural uses provided.

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Biography

Steve Chadde is the author of popular plant identification field guides such as Wetland Plants of the Upper Midwest, Wisconsin Flora, Minnesota Flora, Michigan Flora: Upper Peninsula, Northeast Ferns, and Alaska Trees and Shrubs. Following graduation from the University of Wyoming and Montana State University, he worked as a plant ecologist and botanist for organisations such as the USDA Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy. His books have proven to be valuable references for researchers and students. After a decade in the Philippines, he now lives in the Ozark Mountain region of Arkansas.