Central Rocky Mountain Wildflowers - Paperback

by H. Wayne Phillips (Author)

Fully revised and updated, Central Rocky Mountain Widflowers features plants from the Yellowstone Ecosystem of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho, north to the Rocky Mountain Front and west through Central Idaho to the Blue Mountains of Oregon and Washington. With detailed descriptions of over 260 wildflowers, arranged by color and family for easy identification, this guide is perfect for experienced botanists and novices alike.

Back Jacket

The most detailed and comprehensive guide to wildflowers in the Central Rocky Mountains This field guide features the wildflowers in the heart of the Rockies from the Yellowstone ecosystem of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho, north to the Rocky Mountain front range in Montana and west through central Idaho to the Blue Mountains of Oregon and Washington. It includes vibrant photos and descriptions of over 260 wildflowers, arranged by color and family for quick and easy reference. You'll also find edible and medicinal properties, traditional Native American uses, historical facts, and the origin of plant names. - Detailed yet user-friendly descriptions and color photos of more than 260 plants organized by color and family- An introduction to the area's habitats and ecology- A glossary of botanical terms- A primer on plant characteristics and identification

Author Biography

Formerly a forest service ecologist, range manager, and forester, Wayne Phillips is now devoted full time to teaching and writing about the flora of the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains. He has taught botany/wildflower classes at the Yellowstone Institute since 1982. His teaching experience also includes botany classes as a faculty affiliate at the University of Montana, Montana State University-Northern and the University of Great Falls. He is currently the president of the Montana Native Plant Society and the author of Northern Rocky Mountain Wildflowers (FalconGuides). His hobbies include ethnobotany, herbalism, wildflower photography, canoeing, and mountaineering. Wayne's current, on-going botanical studies include collecting and photographing all of the plant species that were collected and described by Meriwether Lewis in 1804-1806. He is contributing this collection to the Lewis and Clark Expedition Interpretive Center near his home in Great Falls, Montana.