A beginner's field guide to the state's most common flowers.

This is less of a traditional flower guide and more of a casual identification book designed for the individual who is taking a pleasant stroll through a mountain meadow. The little dots of color that speckle the hillside can now become familiar acquaintances. But instead of struggling to decide if you are gazing upon a Potentilla pulcherrima or a Potentilla subjuga, you can confidently say it is... some kind of cinquefoil. With a wave of your hand, Aquilegia coerulea easily becomes... a blue columbine. Exploring a wide assortment of flowers that span from the grasslands of the Great Plains up to the rocky tops of the Continental Divide, this book provides simple descriptions and clear photos.

for loving where you live. Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountain Region is a comprehensive field guide for anyone wishing to learn about the amazingly diverse wildflowers of the region. Organized by flower color and shape, and including a range map for each flower described, the guide is as user-friendly as it is informative. This must-have book is perfect for hikers, naturalists, and native plant enthusiasts. Covers the entire Rocky Mountain range from Canada south to New Mexico, separated into Northern Rockies, Middle Rockies, and Southern Rockies Describes and illustrates nearly 1,200 commonly encountered species Includes perennials, annuals, biennials, vines, shrubs, and subshrubs, both native and non-native 1,245 superb color photographs and 1,189 range maps User-friendly organization by flower color, shape, and petal count

An essential field guide to wildflowers of the Colorado Plateau in southern Utah. This book contains color photographs with the common and scientific names of 209 plants. Line drawings of 83 of these plants aid in identification.

Author Dan Johnson invites you to meet the nativesùthe native plants of Colorado. This popular guide has long aided enthusiasts in identifying the plants commonly encountered along Rocky Mountain trails and byways. And now Dan Johnson has revised this eleventh edition to make the guide more useful than ever before! Organization of herbaceous flowering plants by color for faster identification Color photos throughout to assist with accurate identification Nearly 100 new entries Common and useful native grasses Identification of exotic imported plants that have become common, and in some cases aggressively invasive Quick-reference chart to help with identification Horticultural information to help you bring these durable and beautiful native plants into your own garden or landscape Book jacket.

This updated book, part of the second edition of Guide to Colorado Wildflowers, includes 30 new wildflower profiles, making the two-volume set more complete than ever. Together, Volume 1: Plains & Foothills and Volume 2: Mountains catalog nearly 700 Colorado wildflower species! Also, the names and page numbers of "crossover" species that you might encounter in the plains and foothills life zones -- but also grow at higher elevations and are covered fully in Volume 2 -- now appear at the end of each chapter in a handy reference system. You don't have to be an expert in botany to identify Colorado's bountiful wildflowers. Guide to Colorado Wildflowers opens the world of these blooming beauties to anyone who wishes to explore it. Book jacket.

Outstanding trails displaying southern Colorado's best floral extravaganzas are featured in Volume 3 of Westcliffe Publisher's popular series.

Learn to identify wildflowers in Colorado with this handy field guide, organized by color. With this famous field guide by professional nature photographer Don Mammoser and award-winning author and naturalist Stan Tekiela, you can make wildflower identification simple, informative, and productive. There’s no need to look through dozens of photos of wildflowers that don’t grow in Colorado. Learn about 200 of the most common and important species found in the state. They’re organized by color and then by size for ease of use. Fact-filled information contains the particulars that you want to know, while full-page photographs provide the visual detail needed for accurate identification. Book Features 200 species: Only Colorado wildflowers! Simple color guide: See a purple flower? Go to the purple section Fact-filled information and stunning professional photographs Icons that make visual identification quick and easy Nature Notes, including naturalist tidbits and facts This new edition includes updated photographs, expanded information, and even more expert naturalist insights. Grab Wildflowers of Colorado Field Guide for your next outing—to help you positively identify the wildflowers that you see.