Description: Perfect for backpack or glove compartment, Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas offers a wealth of quick-access information and finding aids graced with color that leaps of the page, making plant identification a joy rather than a chore. It's a book guaranteed to send even chronic homebodies out into the great outdoors in search of these elusive blooms.
Brief description:
Michael John Haddock is the former associate dean of the Research, Education, and Engagement Division at Kansas State University Libraries and the coauthor of Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines in Kansas and Kansas Wildflowers and Weeds.
Review Quotes:
"From blue funnel-lilies to Rocky Mountain zinnias, this colorful new edition adds even more species to the best field guide for Kansas wildflowers, providing detailed, exquisite photos to carry with you into the field."--Kelly Kindscher, author of Medicinal Wild Plants of the Prairie: An Ethnobotanical Guide and Edible Wild Plants of the Prairie: An Ethnobotanical Guide
"Enlarged to include 99 more species, more stunning photos, and updated names and descriptions, Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas: A Field Guide, Revised and Expanded is a colorful and informative foray into Kansas flora. This beautiful, easy-to-use field guide belongs in every naturalist's backpack or library."--Craig C. Freeman, coauthor of Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines in Kansas; Kansas Wildflowers and Weeds; and An Illustrated Guide to Endangered or Threatened Species in Kansas