Woody Bog Plants A Field Guide for New England and Adjacent Canada

About this book

Woody Bog Plants: A Field Guide for New England and Adjacent Canada describes and illustrates with colour photos more than 50 of the most typical encountered trees and shrubs in the region's sphagnum moss-dominated environments. Each plant's characteristics, such as growth form, leaves, flowers, and fruit, are described, with additional information on each plant's usual flower and fruiting times. County-level and North American range maps provide insight into each plant's distribution. An easy-to-use key to the species is helpful in identifying unknown plant specimens. Plants are organised within plant families, grouping related species together, helping readers learn important characteristics of each family. The guide includes a list of selected references, a botanical glossary, and an index of scientific and common names (including those used in French-speaking portions of Quebec).

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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 organizations 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.