Coastal Plants from Cape Cod to Cape Canaveral

This beautifully illustrated book introduces readers to 125 frequently encountered wildflowers and other plants that grow in coastal habitats from Massachusetts to central Florida. Drawn from the authors' many years of studying, photographing, and teaching others about plants and their habitats, this handy guide will appeal to everyone from the budding naturalist out to enjoy a day at the beach to the professional scientist seeking accurate, current information about coastal plants.

Organized by plant family, the guide provides the scientific and common names for each species, notes about its range and habitat, and a detailed botanical description that includes information about its growth habits and life history, flowers and fruits, human uses, and importance to wildlife. An exceptional color photograph accompanies each entry. Other features include a section on planning field trips to coastal areas, a glossary, and a list of selected natural areas to visit.


--Detailed species descriptions cover growth habits and life history, flowers and fruits, human uses, and importance to wildlife.
--Other features include a section on planning field trips to coastal areas, a glossary, and a list of selected natural areas to visit.

Author: Irene H. Stuckey, Lisa Lofland Gould
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 03/19/2001
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9780807848944

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/12/2001 pg. 208
Choice 09/01/2001 pg. 146

About the Author
Stuckey, Irene H.: - Irene H. Stuckey is well known for her popular field trips, lectures, writings, and photographs devoted to wild plants and plant ecology. Stuckey is professor emerita of plant physiology at the University of Rhode Island's Agricultural Experiment Station, where her recent research focused on salt marshes. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.Gould, Lisa Lofland: - Lisa Lofland Gould is well known for her popular field trips, lectures, writings, and photographs devoted to wild plants and plant ecology. Gould is a research associate at the University of Rhode Island, executive director of the Rhode Island Natural History Survey, and a founder of the Rhode Island Wild Plant Society. She lives in West Kingston, Rhode Island.