{"product_id":"kansas-wildflowers-and-weeds-hardcover","title":"Kansas Wildflowers and Weeds - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael John Haddock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCraig C. Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJanet E. Bare\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 35 years since the publication of Janét E. Bare's popular \u003ci\u003eWildflowers and Weeds of Kansas\u003c\/i\u003e, our understanding of flowering plants has undergone dramatic changes. This transformation is reflected in the pages of \u003ci\u003eKansas Wildflowers and Weeds\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA reference and a guidebook for a new generation of plant enthusiasts, this volume includes up-to-date nomenclature, keys, and descriptions, as well as habitat, distribution, and ecological information. In addition to herbaceous plants, the book profiles several woody species generally perceived to be either \"showy wildflowers\" or \"weedy\"--species such as \u003ci\u003eAmorpha fruticosa\u003c\/i\u003e (false indigo bush), \u003ci\u003eCampsis radicans\u003c\/i\u003e (trumpet vine), \u003ci\u003eCeanothus herbaceus\u003c\/i\u003e (Jersey tea), \u003ci\u003eCephalanthus occidentalis\u003c\/i\u003e (buttonbush), \u003ci\u003eRhus glabra\u003c\/i\u003e (smooth sumac), \u003ci\u003eRosa Arkansana\u003c\/i\u003e (prairie rose), and \u003ci\u003eToxicodendron radicans\u003c\/i\u003e (poison ivy). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDesigned for the professional botanist and passionate amateur alike, \u003ci\u003eKansas Wildflowers and Weeds\u003c\/i\u003e brings names and taxonomic information into line with recent revolutions in studies of DNA, macro- and micromorphology, cytology, ecology, and phenology. It expands upon Bare's earlier book's 831 entries with descriptions of 1,163 species--representing about 56 percent of the native and naturalized species currently known in Kansas--as well as 742 color photographs. For purposes of identification, conservation, study, or the simple pleasure of thumbing through, it is a resource without parallel.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 12.2 x 9.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 27, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132083802247,"sku":"9780700620814","price":48.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7976a9ae4ad2072e4f8e80dacacfd030.webp?v=1732623635","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/kansas-wildflowers-and-weeds-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}