A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region: North

A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region: North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia (Southern Gateways Guides)

Featuring over 600 wildflowers, flowering shrubs, and vines, this user-friendly field guide is the first to focus on the rare, fragile lands and species of the Sandhills region of the Carolinas and Georgia. Characterized by longleaf pine forests, rolling hills, abundant blackwater streams, several major rivers, and porous sandy soils, the Sandhills region stretches from Fayetteville, North Carolina, southwest to Columbus, Georgia, and represents the farthest advance of the Atlantic Ocean some 2 million years ago.

Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region is arranged by habitat, with color tabs to facilitate easy browsing of the nine different natural communities whose plants are described here. Bruce A. Sorrie, a botanist with over 30 years of experience, includes common plants, region-specific endemics, and local rarities, each with its own species description, and over 540 color photos for easy identification. The field guide's opening section includes an introduction to the Sandhills region's geology, soil types, and special relationship to fire ecology; an overview of rare species and present conservation efforts; a glossary and key to flower and leaf structures; and a listing of gardens, preserves, and parklands in the Sandhills region and nearby where wildflowers can be seen and appreciated. Wildflower enthusiasts and professional naturalists alike will find this comprehensive guide extremely useful.

Southern Gateways Guide is a registered trademark of the University of North Carolina Press
Country USA
Brand University of North Carolina Press
Manufacturer Univ of North Carolina Pr
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780807871867
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	University of North Carolina Press
Manufacturer	Univ of North Carolina Pr
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780807871867
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region: North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia (Southern Gateways Guides)

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