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Title: Plants of the Rocky Mountains by Linda J. Kershaw, Jim Pojar, Paul Alaback ISBN: 1-55105-088-9 Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing Pub. Date: April, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Fine Resource for the Casual Naturalist
Comment: This is an excellent guidebook to the flowers, shrubs, trees and plants of the entire Rocky Mountain chain. I tested this book in the meadows and streambeds near my home in Wyoming and discovered that the photos are clear, colorful, and aid in identification of species. Each listing features a general description as well as data on the leaves, flowers, fruits, and range. If you read the description closely and match it with your subject it's difficult to misidentify the species. Not every wildflower is included here but 95% of what you might find in Yellowstone or RMNP is here. Also, there's a brief bit of lore on most of the more common plants and flowers to help the reader understand the historical medicinal uses, as well as which ones make a refreshing tea and which ones can leave you paralyzed and impotent if ingested at toxic levels.
Not to be underestimated is the sturdy construction of this book - I carried it on a 2 week backpack earlier this summer and found the cover virtually indestructible and waterproof.
Rating: 5
Summary: Amateur (and professional) ecologist's sidekick
Comment: "Plants of the Rocky Mountains" is by far the best all-around field guide for Rocky Mountain trees, shrubs and flowers (with some grasses) that I've yet seen, and ranks right up there with classics like Newcomb's Wildflower guide for the northeast. Kershaw et al. provide simple, easy-to-use keys and organize plants by growth form (trees, shrubs, flowers), family, and color, so that both beginners and botanists can navigate with ease. Photographs are typically small, but the entire plant is shown, usually in its native habitat. Descriptions typically include relatives, uses, and occasionally an amusing anecdote.
As a cautionary note, "Plants of the Rocky Mountains" is intended to be used in the mountains, and is less useful in deserts, basins, or canyon country. That said, this is the ONE book that I take with me on weekend jaunts in the high country. -William Adair, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Utah State University
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent plant identification guide.
Comment: The guidebook by Kershaw, et al is an excellent reference to plants of the Rocky Mountains. It has quite representative color photos of almost every species mentioned, and there are handy tools to help identify unknown species. The quality of the paper and binding allow for continued use in the field. When I take only one reference guide into the field, it is this one.
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Title: Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Rockies by Linda J. Kershaw ISBN: 1551052296 Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Rocky Mountain Tree Finder a Manual for Identifying Rocky Mountain Trees by Tom Watts ISBN: 0912550058 Publisher: Nature Study Guild Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $3.50 |
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Title: Mammals of the Rocky Mountains (Lone Pine Field Guides) by Don Pattie, Chris Fisher, Tamara Hartson ISBN: 1551052113 Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Birds of the Rocky Mountains by Chris Fisher, Ted Nordhagen, Gary Ross ISBN: 1551050919 Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing Pub. Date: November, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Scats and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains, 2nd by James Halfpenny ISBN: 0762712414 Publisher: Falcon Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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