Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, and Alaska

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Summary: Very clear and complete
Review: This is the most complete guide to our flora that is also understandable to laymen. Instead of organizing the plants by flower color, which may not be clear year-round, it organizes them by family. This not only allows you to identify the plant year-round, but also gives you taxenomical information about it. This book also has good descriptions and other interesting non-identifying information about each plant. (ie, cultural, historical) Almost every plant has a color photograph and/or line drawing.

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Summary: Excellent book for beginner or serious biologist
Review: We are on our second copy of this book because one of my husband's friends loved ours so much that we gave it to him! This book is arranged to make it easy to find any plant or tree you come across. You can teach yourself to identify trees by their bark, cones, leaves (or needles). This is a very impressive skill to have!

Rating:
Summary: Excellent book for beginner or serious biologist
Review: We are on our second copy of this book because one of my husband's friends loved ours so much that we gave it to him! This book is arranged to make it easy to find any plant or tree you come across. You can teach yourself to identify trees by their bark, cones, leaves (or needles). This is a very impressive skill to have!

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Summary: Identifying plants in WY., ID. and UT. this book never fails
Review: When i first saw this book on the shelf, i allmost didnt buy it. (living too far from the Northwest Coast) Studying plants in Wyoming, Utah and Idaho this book has never failed me yet. I cannot recommend this book enough.

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Summary: If you need a book to ID plants in the PNW, look no further
Review: While on an outing in the northern Cascades of Washington, I stopped into a ranger station to get my trail pass. I noticed this book and began looking through it and found that it was EXACTLY what I have been looking for. Until then, I have not been able to find a book with this much information that didn't include plants in regions other than the ones I was interested in. This is an excellent resource and a well planned book, I was able to put it to use immediately after purchasing it. It contains full color photos and a helpful sketches, as well as information about the historical use of the plant and how it got its name.