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list price: $19.95
edition:Paperback
category: Nature
published: Jan 1996
ISBN:9781550541489
publisher: Greystone Books Ltd

Wildflowers

Seasonal splendors of the North American West

introduction by Stephen Hume, by Graham Osborne

tagged: flowers
Description

This book remains the constant companion of all observers of plants, from professional botanists to weekend hikers. Featuring stunning colour photography, beautifully rendered line drawings and descriptions of hundreds of plant species, Wildflowers Across The Prairies has won acclaim in both Canada and the United States. This new, expanded edition includes a completely new section on grasses, sedges and rushes, describing an additional 57 species. This section also includes 95 spectacular new colour photographs. Now, more than ever, Wildflowers Across the Prairies is the book of western Canadian flowering plants.

About the Authors
Stephen Hume is a columnist and senior writer at the Vancouver Sun. He has written extensively about British Columbia, winning a BC Book Award for Bush Telegraph and another for A Stain Upon the Sea. Hume lives near Victoria, British Columbia.

Graham Osborne is a photographer and biologist whose previous works include, Rainforest: Ancient Realm of the Pacific Northwest, with text by Wade Davis. His images have appeared in such publications as National Geographic Traveler and Canadian Geographic. He lives in White Rock, BC.

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