Guide to the Plants of Arizona's White Mountains
Guide to the Plants of Arizona's White Mountains
George C. West provides a simple and quick guide written especially for amateur plant lovers, nature enthusiasts, interested hikers, tourists, and botanists who want to learn more about the plants of the White Mountains in east-central Arizona. The book is neatly organized into three parts, which include woody trees; all other annual, biennial, and perennial flowers, shrubs, and vines; and ferns.
This useful guide is written in accessible language that makes it easy to identify over five hundred plant species found in the region. More than a thousand incredible color photographs of flowers, leaves, and other features provide nuanced detail that helps the reader differentiate various species of flowering plants, trees, and ferns. Guide to the Plants of Arizona’s White Mountains is a must-have reference for all outdoor enthusiasts exploring this popular region of the Southwest.
Guide to the Plants of Arizona’s White Mountains will be very useful for all botanists and amateurs enjoying this relatively cool, mostly coniferous, volcanic area in Navajo and Apache counties.
This posthumous work offers an impressive photographic catalog of native plants found between Heber and Alpine in eastern Arizona for the generalist.
An ideal companion for the amateur wanderer.
An excellent handbook to the many plant species found in this unique region.
It is easy to imagine a dog-eared copy of this manual lying on the dashboard as you drive through the natural wonders of the White Mountains. That’s because it is easy to use and covers a small enough area to allow for the inclusion of all the commonly occurring species in the area.
George C. West (1931â€"2016) was a professor emeritus of zoophysiology at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. After moving to Arizona in 1996, he and his wife, Ellen, began studying and photographing plants. He is the author of North American Hummingbirds: An Identification Guide (UNM Press). Julie Hammonds is a freelance editor specializing in science, nature, travel, the arts, history, and sports.
Foreword
Ellen L. West
Preface
George C. West
Acknowledgments
Introduction
How to Use This Guide
Arrangement of This Guide
What’s in the Species Descriptions
About Scientific and Common Names
Part One. Trees
Coniferous Trees
Deciduous Trees
Part Two. Plants Other Than Trees
White
Pink
Magenta
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green, Brown, and Cryptic Flowers
Blue and Purple
Part Three. Ferns
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
