Name: Wildflowers of the Midwest
Brand: Timber Press
SKU: 9781604699074
Price: 23.96 USD
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ISBN: 9781604699074

By Michael Homoya

By Scott Namestnik

On Sale: Jun 21, 2022
Page Count: 608 pages
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN-13: 9781604699074

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Ideal for hikers, foragers, and plant lovers, the Timber Press Field Guides are the perfect tools for loving where you live.

Wildflowers of the Midwest is a comprehensive field guide for anyone wishing to learn about the amazingly diverse wildflowers of the region. This must-have book describes and illustrates 1000 commonly encountered species, including perennials, annuals, and shrubs, both native and nonnative. With more than 1,000 superb color photographs and a user-friendly organization by flower color and shape, this is a must-have guide for birders, hikers, foragers, and natural history buffs.

Covers Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa.
Describes and illustrates 1,000 commonly encountered species
Includes perennials, annuals, and shrubs, both native and nonnative
User-friendly organization by flower color and shape

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Michael Homoya has been a botanist and plant ecologist for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Nature Preserves for more than 35 years. His duties include the discovery, botanical inventory, and assessment of significant natural communities and monitoring of Indiana’s threatened and endangered plants. Michael is the president of the Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society and adjunct faculty at Indiana University.

Scott Namestnik is the Heritage Program Botanist for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Nature Preserves and a founding member of the North Chapter of the Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society. He is also involved with the Indiana Academy of Science, serving on the Biodiversity and Natural Areas Committee and as the vice-chair of the Plant Systematics and Biodiversity Section.

Michael Homoya

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Michael Homoya earned B.A. and M.S. degrees in botany at Southern Illinois University – Carbondale after which he taught science at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota and biology at Southwestern Community College in North Carolina. For 37 years he served as Botanist/Plant Ecologist for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources before retiring in 2019. Homoya is a Fellow and former president of the Indiana Academy of Science and the Indiana Native Plant Society. His previous books include Orchids of Indiana, Wildflowers and Ferns of Indiana Forests: A Field Guide, Wake Up, Woods (a children’s book) and Wildflowers of the Midwest (co-authored with Scott Namestnik). He was awarded the Distinguished Career Public Service Award from the Conservation Law Center, the Distinguished Scholar of the Year from the Indiana Academy of Science, and the Barbara J. Restle Lifetime Conservation Award from Sycamore Land Trust.

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Scott Namestnik

About the Author

Scott Namestnik is the Heritage Program Botanist for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Nature Preserves and a founding member of the North Chapter of the Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society. He is also involved with the Indiana Academy of Science, serving on the Biodiversity and Natural Areas Committee and as the vice-chair of the Plant Systematics and Biodiversity Section.

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