Sagebrush Country : A Wildflower Sanctuary

by Taylor, Ronald J.

• ISBN13: 9780878422807
• ISBN10: 0878422803
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-04-01
• Publisher: Mountain Pr

Summary

Through color photographs and nontechnical descriptions, this book introduces visitors and residents alike to the abundant plant life in the land of bitterbrush and coyotes. (Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Ore

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Prologue	ix
Introduction	1	(176)
Vegetative Zones	2	(7)
Adaptations	9	(1)
The Whys and Wherefores of Plant Names	10	(1)
Pollination Strategies of Steppe Wildflowers	11	(3)
Animals of the Sagebrush Steppe	14	(3)
How To Use This Book	17	(160)
Sagebrush Family	18	(4)
Borage Family	22	(4)
Broomrape Family	26	(2)
Buckwheat Family	28	(6)
Buttercup Family	34	(4)
Cactus Family	38	(2)
Caper Family	40	(2)
Currant Family	42	(2)
Ephedra Family	44	(1)
Evening Primrose Family	44	(4)
Figwort Family	48	(14)
Flax Family	62	(1)
Geranium Family	62	(2)
Goosefoot Family	64	(4)
Grass Family	68	(4)
Iris Family	72	(2)
Lily Family	74	(8)
Loasa Family	82	(2)
Mallow Family	84	(2)
Mint Family	86	(2)
Mustard Family	88	(6)
Parsley Family	94	(6)
Pea Family	100	(10)
Phlox Family	110	(6)
Pink Family	116	(2)
Plantain Family	118	(1)
Poppy Family	118	(2)
Primrose Family	120	(2)
Pruslane Family	122	(2)
Rose Family	124	(4)
Sandalwood Family	128	(2)
Saxifrage Family	130	(2)
Stonecrop Family	132	(2)
Sunflower (or Aster) Family	134	(30)
Weeds of the Sunflower Family	164	(2)
Syringa Family	166	(2)
Violet Family	168	(2)
Waterleaf Family	170	(4)
Willow Family	174	(3)
Appendix I	177	(7)
Appendix II	184	(11)
Plant Drawings
Complete Flower	189	(1)
Primarly Inflorescence Types	190	(1)
Flower Types	191	(1)
Leaf Types	192	(1)
Ovary Position	193	(1)
Leaf Position	193	(2)
Glossary	195	(5)
Cross Reference of Scientific and Common Names	200	(2)
Index to Scientific Names	202	(4)
Index to Common Names	206	(5)
About the Author	211