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Title: National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Western Region
ISBN: 0375402330
Author:
National Audubon Society
Publicate Date: 2001-04-03
Publish: 2001-04-03
List Price: $19.95
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Turtleback
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1: Can't go wrong
You can never go wrong with the Audobon series of field guides, I own like the whole set. It's a good buy!
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2: Excellent Resource at home or on the trail
Once you get used to the format of the Audubon Field Guides, they are very easy to use. I especially like the the thumb tab approach to locating an entry. Like all the Audubon series, this guide is compact, well-written, precise, comprehensive, informative, brilliant color plates, with a tough outer cover that stands up to rugged trail use. Highly recommended.
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3: a decent field guide for western wildflowers
As with all the Audubon Field Guides, so too with this one. The color plates are the best in the "field" of all the field guides; these photos are indispensible for any one who needs to identify any of the more than 650 species of western wildflowers.
The durable leatherette cover, as well as the heavy duty (turtleback) book binding, make this a book that can easily withstand much wear and tear.
The descriptive information is good; where the text starts to show deficiencies is in the Range, Habitat, and Comments sections of each species. The information tends to be vague and merely glosses over critical facts that should be included. I can only assume that it's the usual story of the editors not having the space to include more relevant information.
The index is cross referenced to the color plates; this is a big plus when out in the field attempting to do identifications. As far as a good tool to increase one's knowledge of the natural world, this field guide is helpful and deserves a place in any naturalist's library.
The Cloud Reckoner
Extracts: A Field Guide for Iconoclasts
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4: These things are addictive.
I love these field guides! The photographs are fantastic, and are easy to navigate for quick identification. We enjoy looking at these books even when we aren't out scouting for new things to identify.
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5: National Audubon Society Guide to North American Wildflowers: Western Region - Revised Edition
This book is excellent. It's photos of flowers and leaves are close up and clear. The introduction is filled with information on flower and leaf parts with diagrams. The information, description, and where each flower can be found is very detailed.
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