Woody Plants Of The Southwest
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Publisher | : Timber Press |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 2008-01-01 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 0881929050 |
A guide to selecting trees and shrubs for an arid Southwestern garden profiles more than two hundred climate-appropriate plants, with cultivation and care techniques, pest and disease control tips, and pruning advice.
Author | : Samuel H. Lamb |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780913270509 |
Much more than a catalog of trees and shrubs, Woody Plants of the Southwest is an encyclopedia-like discussion covering all except the herbaceous vegetation of portions of the southwestern United States and a narrow strip of adjoining Mexico. Samuel H. Lamb has not only identified hundreds of woody plants, but has arranged them by families, explained their Latin names, and has provided a brief biography of persons, primarily botanists, who have been honored by having their names included in the accepted scientific nomenclature. He has also provided one or more common names in English and Spanish. Photographs, and in some cases sketches, of portions of plants help in their recognition. Maps of southwestern states broken down by counties, are used to point out the distribution one each species, and effects of elevation are illustrated by listing the life zone in which each species is most at home. Certainly this book is a welcome addition to the botany and natural history of the southwestern United States, and is worthy of inclusion in any library. The book is a winner of the Border Regional Library Association Award for literary excellence and enrichment of the cultural heritage of the American Southwest.
Author | : Francis Hapgood Elmore |
Publisher | : Western National Parks Association |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 9780911408416 |
A guide to the identification of shrubs and trees in this region. 168 species are described using text and detailed drawings.
Author | : Robert A. Vines |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1104 |
Release | : 2004-01-01 |
Genre | : Trees |
ISBN | : 9781932846003 |
Twenty-five years of labor went into Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of the Southwest, by the late Robert A. Vines, which describes and illustrates more than 1,200 species of native and naturalized woody plants of the southwestern United States. The book covers Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. The author traveled more than 250,000 miles by car, on foot, and horseback. The species described are grouped into 102 chapters, each chapter representing a different plant family. Accompanying the text are more than 1,200 black-and-white drawings by Sarah Kahlden Arendale.
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Publisher | : Timber Press (OR) |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 0881927619 |
A regional gardening manual highlights more than 150 perennial plants that are perfect for the arid climate conditions of the Southwest, offering practical information on how to design a dry-climate garden and an alphabetical listing of appropriate plants that includes information on drought tolerance, ornamental characteristics, and cultivation requirements.
Author | : Louis A. Harveson |
Publisher | : Texas A&M University Press |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2016-02-04 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1623493536 |
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 | : Samuel H. Lamb |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Woody plants |
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Author | : Jill Nokes |
Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 632 |
Release | : 2001-05-15 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 9780292755734 |
Since its first publication in 1986, How to Grow Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest has set the standard for both home and professional gardeners. Written when the native plant movement was just getting started, it helped convert a generation of gardeners to the practical and aesthetic values of using drought-tolerant plants in southwestern landscapes. In this new edition, Jill Nokes has extensively rewritten every section to include the latest information on the production, cultivation, and landscape use of native plants. She has added over 75 new species and updated the propagation and care information for the original 350 species of trees, shrubs, and woody vines. In addition to the individual plant descriptions, she also devotes whole chapters to gathering and storing seeds, seed germination, planting, vegetative propagation, and transplanting. With this wealth of clearly presented, easy-to-reference information, How to Grow Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest will remain the last word on this subject.
Author | : Jack L. Carter |
Publisher | : Mimbres Press |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Endemic plants |
ISBN | : 9780961994518 |
Over 150 plants of the Southwest with color photographs and descriptions
Author | : Renee Van Buren |
Publisher | : University Press of Colorado |
Total Pages | : 467 |
Release | : 2012-01-06 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 087421825X |
A comprehensive guide that includes a vast range of species and plant communities and employs thorough, original keys. Based primarily on vegetative characteristics, the keys don't require that flowers or other reproductive features be present, like many plant guides. And this guide's attention to woody plants as a whole allows one to identify a much greater variety of plants. That especially suits an arid region such as Utah with less diverse native trees. Woody plants are those that have stems that persist above ground even through seasons that don't favor growth, due to low precipitation or temperatures. Woody Plants of Utah employs dichotomous identification keys that are comparable to a game of twenty questions. They work through a process of elimination by choosing sequential alternatives. Detailed, illustrated plant descriptions complement the keys and provide additional botanical and environmental information in relation to a useful introductory categorization of Utah plant communities. Supplementary tools include photos, distribution maps, and an illustrated glossary.