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National Wildlife Federation field guide to trees of North America / contributors, Bruce Kershner ... [and others] ; foreword by Craig Tufts.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781402738753
- ISBN: 1402738757
- Physical Description: 528 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 20 cm
- Publisher: New York : Sterling Pub. Co., [2008]
- Copyright: ©2008
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Front cover unfolds to a leaf identification guide with ruler. Map on inside back cover. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-497) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- The scope of this guide -- Names and classification -- Tree divisions -- How trees function -- Photosynthesis and transpiration -- Wood and bark -- Roots -- Flowers and fruits -- Twigs and buds -- Autumn color -- Ecology -- Trees and wildlife -- Habitat succession -- Disturbed habitats -- North American forests -- Map of North American forests -- Boreal forests -- Pacific Northwest forests -- Rocky Mountain forests -- Columbian forests -- California coniferous forests -- Subalpine forests and parklands -- California mixed evergreen forests -- Great Basin/Southwest forests -- Laurentian mixed forests -- Eastern deciduous forests -- Southern oak-hickory-pine forests -- Southern floodplain forests -- Southeastern coastal plains forests -- Savannas -- Threats to trees and forests -- Invasive species -- Air pollution -- Climate change -- How to identify a tree -- Visual glossary -- Leaf structure -- Leaf arrangement -- Simple leaves -- Compound leaves -- Leaf shapes -- Leaf tips and bases -- Leaf margins -- Leaf undersides -- Features of twigs -- Buds -- Flowers -- Fruit -- Bark -- Nonbroadleaf trees -- Trees with needlelike leaves -- Key to trees with needlelike leaves -- Pines, Larches, Tamarack, Spruces, Firs, Douglas-firs, Hemlocks, Yews, Torreyas, Bald-cypress, Redwoods, Araucarias -- Trees with scalelike leaves -- Key to keys with scalelike leaves -- Giant Sequoia, New World Cedars, Cypresses, Junipers, Tamarisks, Casuarinas -- Trees and fire -- Cypresses -- Junipers -- Broadleaf trees -- Broadleaf trees -- Ginkgo -- Trees with opposite leaves -- Key to trees with opposite leaves -- Opposite, compound leaves -- Horse-chestnut, Buckeyes, Bladdernut, Lignum-vitae, Catalina Ironwood, Elderb Opposite, simple leaves -- Maples, Catalpas, Desert-willow, Mangroves, Swampprivets, Devilwood, Fringetree, Buttonbush, Fevertree, Silktassel, Dogwoods, Viburnums -- Maples -- Trees with alternate, compound leaves -- Key to trees with alternate, compound leaves -- Thorny or prickly trees -- Hardy Orange, Pricklyashes, Devil's Walkingstick, Honeylocusts, Locusts, Desert Ironwood, Jerusalem-thorn, Paloverdes, Acacias, Mesquites -- Trees without thorns -- Walnuts, Hickories, Hoptrees, Mountain-ashes, Sumacs, Poisontree, Gumbo Limbo, Soapberries, Mahogany, Yellowwood, Coffeetree -- Walnuts and hickories -- Trees with alternate, simple leaves -- Key to trees with alternate, simple leaves -- Lobed leaves -- Sycamores and Planetrees, Sweetgum, Mulberries, Sassafras, Flannelbush, Tuliptree -- Unlobed, mostly untoothed leaves -- Magnolias, Pawpaw, Osage-orange, Figs, Seagrape, Bays, Dogwoods, Tupelos, Titis, Sweetleaf, Sumacs, Smoketrees, Bullies, Persimmons, Farkleberry, Madrones, Manzanitas, Mountain-laurel, Rhododendrons, Silverbells, Snowbells, Redbuds -- Magnolias and tuliptree -- Unlobed, mostly toothed leaves -- Bayberries, Buckthorns, Witch-hazel, Mountain-mahoganies, Cherries, Plums, Crabapples, Serviceberries, Hawthorns, Hollies, Hackberries, Elms, Basswoods, Willows, Populars, Cottonwoods, Aspens, Hornbeams, Birches, Alders, Beeches, Chestnuts, Chinkapins, Tanoak -- What's in a tree name? -- Rose family -- Hollies -- Elms, Hackberries, and Kin -- Willows -- Poplars, Cottonwoods, and Aspens -- Birches, Alders, and Kin -- Beech family -- Oaks -- Key to oaks -- Other trees -- Palms, Yuccas, and Cacti -- Palms -- Yuccas -- Cacti -- Appendices -- Tree families -- Tree silhouettes -- Arboreta and botanical gardens -- Resources and reference |
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| Subject: | Trees > North America > Identification. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Poplar Bluff - Main Library | 582.16 NATIONAL (Text) | 38420101774863 | NON-FICTION | Available | - |
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National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Trees of North America
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National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Trees of North America
From the National Wildlife Federation® comes the most up-to-date, all-photographic field guide to North American trees. The Jeffrey Pine, Coconut Palm, Staghorn Sumac, and Western Hemlock: this single, portable volume features these, plus more than 700 other tree species and varieties, with special emphasis on their leaves, bark, fruits, and flowers. More than 2,000 stunning images show these trees in their natural habitats. Other features include: a unique identification tip for each tree; range maps showing distribution in North America; How to Identify a Tree section; a detailed glossary of tree parts and leaf, fruit, flower, and bark types; essays on ecology, conservation, and North America's important forest types; plus a complex species and quick-flip indexes. The guide's unique waterproof cover makes it especially valuable for use in the field.
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