A Guide To Plants Of The Northern Chihuahuan Desert

Author : Carolyn Dodson
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 0826350224
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Guide to Plants of the Northern Chihuahuan Desert written by Carolyn Dodson and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2012-02-15 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chihuahuan desert is the second largest in North America and its northern, or United States, portion occupies southeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico, and Texas west of the Pecos River. Hot, dry, and windy, the desert is home to a unique community of plants that have adapted to its harsh environment. Visitors to the area will find this volume a practical identification guide, offering descriptions of seventy-five representative species of northern Chihuahuan Desert plants. Each illustrated profile includes the plant’s common and Latin name and a brief description, as well as its role in human history, its relationship to the surrounding flora and fauna, medicinal uses, nutritional value, habitat, toxicity, and other interesting facts.

Author : Quick Reference Publishing
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781936913091
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plants of the Chihuahuan Desert‏ written by Quick Reference Publishing and published by . This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide uses color photographs and brief descriptions to help identify a variety of plants native to the northern Chihuahuan Desert, including Big Bend National Park, Big Bend Ranch State Park, and the Davis Mountains. Split into helpful categories of trees, shrubs, succulents, wildflowers, and ferns, this guide is useful for casual visitors as well as plant enthusiasts. This light-weight, durable laminated guide's six double-panels fold for convenient carrying and use in the field.

Author : Steve West
Publisher : Falcon Guides
ISBN 13 : 9781560449805
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Northern Chihuahuan Desert Wildflowers written by Steve West and published by Falcon Guides. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Northern Chihuahuan Desert Wildflowers" is the ultimate field guide to the flora of the Chihuahuan Desert in southern New Mexico and West Texas. This valuable reference enables all desert enthusiasts to identify quickly and accurately hundreds of Chihuahuan Desert plants. The easy-to-use guide features: More than 270 color photographs; precise descriptions of 261 species; habitat/range information; historical and cultural notes; an educational glossary; a complete index of scientific and common names; descriptions of national parks of the region. Author Steve West has spent more than 30 years studying the flora and fauna of this fascinating part of the country and has skillfully woven his own observations with those of distinguished botanists and fellow naturalists. The clear and concise plant descriptions and detailed color photos make this a great field guide for the layman as well as the botanist. More than a simple field guide, "Northern Chihuahuan Desert Wildflowers" is an invitation to discover this ecologically spectacular habitat. If Carlsbad Caverns, Big Bend, and Guadalupe Mountains are on your itinerary, be sure to take this indispensable guide along.

Author : Carolyn Dodson
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
ISBN 13 : 0826350216
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Guide to Plants of the Northern Chihuahuan Desert written by Carolyn Dodson and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plants are arranged in five sections: Trees and Shrubs, Succulents, Cacti, Wildflowers (further grouped by flower color), and Nonflowering Plants. Each plant profile is illustrated with a drawing by botanist Robert DeWitt Ivey and a photograph by the author.

Author : Judy Mielke
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292751478
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Native Plants for Southwestern Landscapes written by Judy Mielke and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers the most comprehensive guide to landscaping with native plants available.

Author : Louis A. Harveson
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1623493536
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Woody Plants of the Big Bend and Trans-Pecos written by Louis A. Harveson and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2016-02-04 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, 2018 Carroll Abbott Memorial Award, sponsored by the Native Plant Society of Texas The Trans-Pecos region of Texas is home to a variety of big game species, including desert mule deer, pronghorn, desert bighorn sheep, white-tailed deer, elk, feral hog, and javelina; several species of exotics, such as aoudad, axis deer, and blackbuck antelope; and domestic livestock that includes cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and bison. Prepared by a team of range specialists at the Borderlands Research Institute in Alpine, Texas, this field guide will allow the area’s ranch managers, private landowners, resource professionals, students, and other outdoor enthusiasts to identify the key woody plants that serve as valuable forage for these animals. Encompassing 18 West Texas counties, with application in like habitats in the western Hill Country and southern Rolling Plains as well as in northern Mexico and eastern New Mexico, the book provides a thorough introduction to the natural features of the region and descriptions, nutrition values, and management prescriptions for 84 species of browse plants. In addition to informing readers about the diet of the region’s large animals, this fully illustrated, user-friendly reference also intends to inspire the continued good stewardship of the land they inhabit.

Author : Jim Martinez
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781595348890
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marfa Garden written by Jim Martinez and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A showcase for plant diversity, the Chihuahuan Desert is North America's largest at over 200,000 square miles that include West Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico. This stunning guide is a full-color celebration of more than 60 flowering plants native to the area.

Author : Roy Morey
Publisher : Grover E. Murray Studies in th
ISBN 13 : 9780896726130
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Little Big Bend written by Roy Morey and published by Grover E. Murray Studies in th. This book was released on 2008 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photographic and descriptive guide to the diverse plant life of the Big Bend region of Texas, including uncommon or rare species such as orchids.

Author : Raymond M. Turner
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816547939
Total Pages : 523 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sonoran Desert Plants written by Raymond M. Turner and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sonoran Desert, a fragile ecosystem, is under ever-increasing pressure from a burgeoning human population. This ecological atlas of the region's plants, a greatly enlarged and full revised version of the original 1972 atlas, will be an invaluable resource for plant ecologists, botanists, geographers, and other scientists, and for all with a serious interest in living with and protecting a unique natural southwestern heritage. An encyclopedia as well as an atlas, this monumental work describes the taxonomy, geographic distribution, and ecology of 339 plants, most of them common and characteristic trees, shrubs, or succulants. Also included is valuable information on natural history and ethnobotanical, commercial, and horticultural uses of these plants. The entry for each species includes a range map, an elevational profile, and a narrative account. The authors also include an extensive bibliography, referring the reader to the latest research and numerous references of historical importance, with a glossary to aid the general reader. Sonoran Desert Plants is a monumental work, unlikely to be superseded in the next generation. As the region continues to attract more people, there will be an increasingly urgent need for basic knowledge of plant species as a guide for creative and sustainable habitation of the area. This book will stand as a landmark resource for many years to come.

Author : Theodore F. Niehaus
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395936122
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Field Guide to Southwestern and Texas Wildflowers written by Theodore F. Niehaus and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1984 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identifies over 1500 species of wildflowers in Texas and the Southwest through text and pictures.