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- Wildflowers of Iowa Woodlands
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: University of Iowa Press
- Series: Bur Oak Guides
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This classic of midwestern natural history is back in print with a new format and new photographs. Originally published in 1979, Wildflowers of Iowa Woodlands introduced many naturalists to the beauty and diversity of the native plants of the wooded communities that once covered more than 6 million acres of the state. Now redesigned with updated names and all-new images, this reliable field companion will introduce woodland wildflowers to a new generation of outdoor enthusiasts in the Upper Midwest.
The species accounts are accompanied by brilliant full-page color photographs by Larry Stone, Thomas Rosburg, and Carl Kurtz. In clear, straightforward, and accessible prose, authors Sylvan Runkel and Alvin Bull provide common, scientific, and family names; the Latin or Greek meaning of the scientific names; habitat and blooming times; and a complete description of plant, flower, and fruit. Particularly interesting is the information on the many ways in which Native Americans and early pioneers used these plants for everything from pain relief to insecticides to tonics.
Iowa’s original savannas, woodlands, and forests were cleared with amazing thoroughness, yet enough beauty and diversity remain to give joy to hikers, birders, and mushroomers. Wildflowers of Iowa Woodlands will inspire both amateurs and professionals with the desire to learn more about the wonders of today’s woodlands.
The species accounts are accompanied by brilliant full-page color photographs by Larry Stone, Thomas Rosburg, and Carl Kurtz. In clear, straightforward, and accessible prose, authors Sylvan Runkel and Alvin Bull provide common, scientific, and family names; the Latin or Greek meaning of the scientific names; habitat and blooming times; and a complete description of plant, flower, and fruit. Particularly interesting is the information on the many ways in which Native Americans and early pioneers used these plants for everything from pain relief to insecticides to tonics.
Iowa’s original savannas, woodlands, and forests were cleared with amazing thoroughness, yet enough beauty and diversity remain to give joy to hikers, birders, and mushroomers. Wildflowers of Iowa Woodlands will inspire both amateurs and professionals with the desire to learn more about the wonders of today’s woodlands.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. xvii
- Disclaimer
- p. xix
- Title Page
- p. 1
- Skunk cabbage
- pp. 2-3
- Rue anemone
- pp. 10-11
- Spring beauty
- pp. 14-15
- Virginia bluebells
- pp. 16-17
- Spring cress
- pp. 18-19
- False rue anemone
- pp. 24-25
- Dutchman’s breeches
- pp. 28-29
- Bishop’s cap
- pp. 30-31
- Green dragon
- pp. 34-35
- Marsh marigold
- pp. 36-37
- Squirrel corn
- pp. 38-39
- Wild ginger
- pp. 42-43
- Dogtooth-violet
- pp. 44-45
- Blue cohosh
- pp. 46-47
- Goldenseal
- pp. 48-49
- Blue-eyed Mary
- pp. 52-53
- Jack-in-the-pulpit
- pp. 54-55
- White baneberry
- pp. 56-57
- Jacob’s ladder
- pp. 58-59
- One-flowered cancer root
- pp. 60-61
- Showy orchis
- pp. 62-63
- Shooting star
- pp. 64-65
- Sweet William
- pp. 68-69
- Wild geranium
- pp. 70-71
- Wild strawberry
- pp. 72-73
- Wood sorrel
- pp. 80-81
- Solomon’s seal
- pp. 84-85
- Sweet cicely
- pp. 86-87
- Carrion flower
- pp. 88-89
- Poison ivy
- pp. 92-93
- Wild grape
- pp. 94-95
- Wild sarsaparilla
- pp. 96-97
- Bittersweet
- pp. 98-99
- False Solomon’s seal
- pp. 100-101
- Lesser yellow lady slipper
- pp. 102-103
- Yellow pimpernel
- pp. 104-105
- Beardtongue
- pp. 106-107
- Virginia waterleaf
- pp. 108-109
- Poison sumac
- pp. 110-111
- Goatsbeard
- pp. 112-113
- False coffee
- pp. 114-115
- Wild garlic
- pp. 120-121
- Bunchberry
- pp. 122-123
- Blueflag iris
- pp. 124-125
- Honeysuckle
- pp. 126-127
- Bladder campion
- pp. 128-129
- Four o’clock
- pp. 130-131
- Indian paintbrush
- pp. 132-133
- Leather flower
- pp. 134-135
- Nightshade
- pp. 136-137
- Daisy fleabane
- pp. 140-141
- Spatterdock
- pp. 142-143
- Showy ladyslipper
- pp. 148-149
- American bellflower
- pp. 154-155
- Cow parsnip
- pp. 158-159
- Fringed loosestrife
- pp. 162-163
- Wild petunia
- pp. 166-167
- Ground cherry
- pp. 170-171
- False dragonhead
- pp. 172-173
- Indian pipe
- pp. 178-179
- Monkey flower
- pp. 184-185
- Stinging nettle
- pp. 186-187
- Tick trefoil
- pp. 188-189
- Wild cucumber
- pp. 192-193
- American waterlily
- pp. 196-197
- Butter and eggs
- pp. 198-199
- Starry campion
- pp. 204-205
- Ground nut
- pp. 206-207
- Virginia creeper
- pp. 208-209
- American lotus
- pp. 212-213
- Cardinal flower
- pp. 214-215
- False foxglove
- pp. 218-219
- Blue lobelia
- pp. 220-221
- Joe Pye weed
- pp. 224-225
- Partridge pea
- pp. 226-227
- Woodland sunflower
- pp. 228-229
- Turtlehead
- pp. 230-231
- Trumpet vine
- pp. 234-235
- Rose mallow
- pp. 240-241
- Wild lettuce
- pp. 242-243
- White snakeroot
- pp. 246-247
- Hog peanut
- pp. 248-249
- Closed gentian
- pp. 250-251
- Jerusalem artichoke
- pp. 252-253
- Scouring rush
- pp. 256-257
- Selected Natural History Books of Interest
- pp. 273-274
Additional Information
ISBN
9781587298844
Related ISBN(s)
9781587298233
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
646068295
Pages
294
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2009