revised and updated by Herbert S. Zim and Alexander C. Martin

illustrated by Rudolf Freund

revised by Jonathan P. Latimer and Karen Stray Nolting with Dr. Robert A. Defilipps, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

 

This Golden Guide is a practical beginner's guide to the most common American wildflowers. The emphasis is on wildflowers with showy petals and those that the amateur is most likely to see. As an added aid to quick and easy identification, the flowers are grouped according to color. Golden Guides are easy to use: detailed, color illustrations, text, and maps are all in one place. They are easy to understand: accurate, accessible information is simplified without being misrepresented. They are authoritative, containing up-to-date information written by experts and checked by specialists. And they are portable: handy and lightweight, designed to fit in a pocket and be carried anywhere.