Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast

Posted on 01 July 2018 by Jim Pojar

This best selling field guide features 794 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, aquatics, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens found along the coast from Oregon to Alaska Color photographs and line drawings help you identify and learn about the fascinating plants of the Pacific Northwest coast Engaging notes on each species describe aboriginal and other local uses of plants for food, medicine and implements, along with the unique characteristics of each plant and name origins. New Download [ Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast ] Author [ Jim Pojar ] – kino-fada.fr This is my go to book for all plants I find on the farm, in our woods and on my walks It gives a balance of identification, uses and local culture It will always occupy a prominent place on my current bookshelf and I will never be finished reading it.My only gripe with this book is that it does not include the scientific name of the family in the plant profiles.These are my favorite field guides I learned about the Lone Pine field guides during my environmental science field camp during the summer of 2007 and got very enthusiastic about keying out plants Now I m in Alaska and have tried many resources ...Excellent reference book for those who wish to hike with their encyclopedias A good cover of the PNW plants but not too heavy to bring along Nicely organized and even if I am totally unfamiliar with the plant I can find it pretty easily in the book Otherwi...Constantly referred to this book when living on the Olympic Peninsula for 7 years A real gem.Plants of the Pacific Northest Coast Washington, Oregon, British Columbia Alaska features nearly 800 plants common to the coast of the Pacific Northwest and is one of my most often referenced plant books Boasting over 1,000 each photos and drawings, plants are described in good detail including information about plant structure such as leaf shape and color, fruit types and flowers Color coded range maps accompany each plant species and in addition the book lists the ecology, what habita Plants of the Pacific Northest Coast Washington, Oregon, British Columbia Alaska features nearly 800 plants common to the coast of the P...I picked this book up years ago when I was teaching plants at a summer camp in the Oregon coast range, near the southern end of this books range It was fantastic Sure, the experts out there will use the Jepson guide, but this book hits the sweet spot for casual naturalists like me The dichotomous trees are simplified so normal people can use them, and the full color photos are beautiful and really help with identification Most importantly though, the authors have a knack for choosing the mos I picked this book up years ago when I was teaching plants at a summer camp in the Oregon coast range, near the southern end of this books range It was fantastic Sure, the experts out there will use the Jepson guide, but this book hits the sweet spot for casual naturalists like me The dichotomous trees are simplified so normal people can use them, and the full color phot...This guide is so dense with information that if it didn t have a well written information introductory a person would be lost reading it I loved comparing this book to another book The new whole foods encyclopedia by Rebecca Wood I can walk outside and forage for whole foods That wasn t the original intent but that s how the idea started Could I take a hike, identify the plans around me and if I was hungry have a snack How would I know if it was safe to eat This great little guide is so This guide is so dense with information that if it didn t have a well written information introductory a person would be lost reading it I loved comparing this book to another book The new whole foods encyclope...This is one of 3 books I keep in the truck with me no matter where I go The other two are a field guide noted elsewhere and a USFS forest pathology text for this area I ain t gonna be stumped by nothin , nohow This book has been a standard of mine since 1996 My original copy is b...A beautiful book of plants from our coastal area and also includes Alaska and Oregon down to Eugene It is so comprehensive and the pictures are great for identifying plants Another score at a garage sale today, and I have already sat the evening going through the book...

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01 July 2018

Jim Pojar