Wildflowers of New York in Color

by Chapman, William K.

• ISBN13: 9780815604709
• ISBN10: 081560470X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-12-01
• Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr

Summary

Wildflowers of New York in Color is a field guide that will give nature enthusiasts instant access to the diverse and beautiful flora of the state. It contains over 350 photographs and concise descriptions, written in easy-to-follow, non-technical language. The color illustrations have been selected for their scientific accuracy as well as their aesthetic quality. This field guide is keyed in a manner that easily leads the reader to major groups based on flower color and other physical characteristics. Wildflowers of New York in Color contains descriptions of both commonly encountered and rarer, protected species. Included are color illustrations and descriptions of species not seen in other field guides. Nomenclature has been updated to reflect current usage.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. XIII
How to Use This Guide	p. XV
White Flowers	p. 1
Flowers Symmetrical, with 3 Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 2
Leaves Basal, Simple	p. 2
Leaves Whorled, Simple	p. 2
Flowers Symmetrical, with 4 Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 2
Aquatic, Leaves in a Floating Rosette	p. 2
Leaves Alternate, Simple	p. 4
Leaves Alternate, Compound or Deeply Divided	p. 4
Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Simple	p. 6
Leaves Opposite, Compound	p. 6
Flowers Symmetrical, with 5 Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 8
Leaves Basal, Simple	p. 8
Leaves Basal, Compound	p. 10
Leaves Alternate, Simple	p. 10
Leaves Alternate, Compound	p. 14
Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Simple	p. 20
Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Compound	p. 22
Flowers Symmetrical, with 6 Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 24
Leaves Basal, Simple	p. 24
Leaves Alternate, Simple	p. 26
Leaves Opposite, Deeply Lobed	p. 28
Flowers Symmetrical, with 7 or More Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 28
Aquatic, Leaves Floating	p. 28
Leaves Basal, Simple	p. 28
Leaves Basal, Lobed or Deeply Divided	p. 28
Leaves Alternate, Simple	p. 30
Leaves Alternate, Deeply Divided or Lobed	p. 30
Leaves Whorled, Simple	p. 30
Leaves Whorled and Basal, Compound	p. 32
Flowers Not Radially Symmetrical; Flowers Minute, Filamentous, Tubular with No Petal-like Lobes, or with No Obvious Petal-like Parts	p. 32
Leaves Lacking	p. 32
Leaves Basal, Simple	p. 32
Leaves Basal, Compound or Deeply Lobed	p. 34
Leaves Alternate, Simple	p. 36
Leaves Alternate, Compound or Deeply Divided	p. 42
Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Simple	p. 44
Leaves Opposite, Compound or Deeply Lobed	p. 46
Pink to Red Flowers, Including Reddish Purple	p. 49
Flowers Symmetrical, with 3 Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 50
Leaves Whorled, Simple	p. 50
Flowers Symmetrical, with 4 Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 50
Leaves Alternate, Simple	p. 50
Leaves Opposite, Simple	p. 52
Flowers Symmetrical with 5 Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 52
Leaves Basal, Simple	p. 52
Leaves Alternate, Simple	p. 52
Leaves Alternate, Compound or Deeply Divided	p. 54
Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Simple or Deeply Divided	p. 56
Flowers Symmetrical, with 6 Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 60
Leaves Alternate, Simple	p. 60
Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Simple	p. 60
Flowers Symmetrical, with 7 or More Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 62
Leaves Alternate, Simple	p. 62
Leaves Opposite, Compound or Deeply Divided	p. 62
Flowers Not Radially Symmetrical; Flowers Minute, Filamentous, Tubular with No Petal-like Lobes, or with No Obvious Petal-like Parts	p. 62
Leaves Absent or Typically Lacking at Flowering	p. 62
Leaves Basal, Simple	p. 64
Leaves Basal, Compound or Deeply Divided	p. 64
Leaves Alternate, Simple	p. 64
Leaves Alternate, Compound or Deeply Divided	p. 68
Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Simple or Compound	p. 70
Yellow to Orange Flowers	p. 77
Flowers Symmetrical, with 3 Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 78
Leaves Basal, Simple	p. 78
Flowers Symmetrical, with 4 Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 78
Leaves Basal, Compound	p. 78
Leaves Alternate, Simple	p. 78
Leaves Alternate, Compound or Deeply Divided	p. 80
Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Simple	p. 80
Flowers Symmetrical, with 5 Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 80
Leaves Basal, Simple	p. 80
Leaves Basal, Compound	p. 80
Leaves Alternate, Simple	p. 80
Leaves Alternate, Compound or Deeply Divided	p. 82
Leaves Opposite, Simple	p. 86
Flowers Symmetrical, with 6 Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 88
Aquatic, Leaves Floating or Just Above Water	p. 88
Leaves Basal, Simple	p. 88
Leaves Alternate, Simple	p. 90
Leaves Alternate, Compound or Deeply Lobed	p. 90
Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Simple	p. 92
Flowers Symmetrical, with 7 or More Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 92
Lacking Typical Leaves	p. 92
Aquatic, Leaves Suspended Above Water	p. 94
Leaves Basal, Simple	p. 94
Leaves Alternate, Simple	p. 94
Leaves Alternate, Compound or Deeply Lobed or Divided	p. 96
Leaves Alternate or Opposite, Often Both on the Same Plant	p. 96
Leaves Opposite, Simple	p. 98
Flowers Not Radially Symmetrical; Flowers Minute, Filamentous, Tubular with No Petal-like Lobes, or with No Obvious Petal-like Parts	p. 98
Lacking Typical Leaves	p. 98
Aquatic	p. 98
Leaves Basal, Simple	p. 100
Leaves Alternate, Simple	p. 100
Leaves Alternate, Compound or Deeply Divided	p. 104
Leaves Opposite, Simple	p. 104
Green Flowers	p. 109
Flowers Symmetrical, with 4 Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 110
Typical Leaves Lacking, Parasitic on Black Spruce	p. 110
Flowers Symmetrical, with 5 Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 110
Leaves Alternate, Compound	p. 110
Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Compound	p. 110
Flowers Symmetrical, with 6 Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 110
Leaves Alternate, Simple	p. 110
Flowers Not Radially Symmetrical; Flowers Minute, Filamentous, Tubular with No Petal-like Lobes, or with No Obvious Petal-like Parts	p. 112
Leaves Basal, Simple	p. 112
Leaves Basal, Compound or Deeply Divided	p. 114
Leaves Alternate, Simple	p. 114
Leaves Alternate, Compound or Deeply Divided	p. 116
Leaves Alternate and Opposite on the Same Plant, Compound or Deeply Divided	p. 116
Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Simple	p. 116
Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Compound	p. 118
Blue to Violet Flowers, Including Bluish Purple	p. 121
Flowers Symmetrical, with 3 Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 122
Leaves Basal, Simple	p. 122
Flowers Symmetrical, with 4 Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 122
Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Simple	p. 122
Flowers Symmetrical, with 5 Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 122
Leaves Basal, Simple	p. 122
Leaves Alternate, Simple	p. 122
Leaves Alternate, Deeply Lobed	p. 124
Leaves Opposite, Simple	p. 124
Flowers Symmetrical, with 6 Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 124
Leaves Basal, Simple	p. 124
Leaves Alternate, Simple	p. 124
Flowers Symmetrical, with 7 or More Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 126
Leaves Alternate, Simple	p. 126
Flowers Not Radially Symmetrical; Flowers Minute, Filamentous, Tubular with No Petal-like Lobes, or with No Obvious Petal-like Parts	p. 126
Leaves Basal, Simple	p. 126
Leaves Alternate, Simple	p. 128
Leaves Alternate, Compound	p. 130
Leaves Opposite, Simple	p. 132
Dark Purple to Brown Flowers	p. 137
Flowers Symmetrical, with 3 Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 138
Leaves Basal, Simple	p. 138
Flowers Symmetrical, with 5 Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 138
Leaves Mostly Opposite or Whorled, Simple	p. 138
Flowers Symmetrical, with 6 Petals or Petal-like Parts	p. 138
Leaves Opposite, Compound	p. 138
Flowers Not Radially Symmetrical; Flowers Minute, or with No Obvious Petal-like Parts	p. 138
Typical Leaves Lacking	p. 138
Leaves Basal, Simple	p. 140
Leaves Alternate, Compound	p. 140
Visual Glossary	p. 144
Glossary of Terms	p. 147
Index of Common Names	p. 149
Index of Genera and Species	p. 159
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