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Trees -- North America -- Identification.
Forests and forestry -- North America -- Identification.
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Trees -- North America -- Identification.
Forests and forestry -- North America -- Identification.
MARC Display
National Audubon Society
trees
of
North
America
: the
complete
identification
reference
to
trees
--
with
full-color
photographs
displaying
leaf
shape
,
bark
,
flowers
, and
fruit
;
updated
range
maps
; and
conservation
status
/ Cirigliano, editor in chief.
Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2021.
Call #:
634.9097 N277
Subjects
Trees
--
North
America
--
Identification
.
Forests and forestry
--
North
America
--
Identification
.
ISBN:
9780525655718 (pbk)
Alternate title:
Trees
of
North
America
: the
complete
identification
reference
to
trees
--
with
full-color
photographs
displaying
leaf
shape
,
bark
,
flowers
, and
fruit
;
updated
range
maps
; and
conservation
status
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
591 p. : color ill.,
maps
; 25 cm.
Notes:
"Audubon."
Includes index.
"This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--T.p. verso.
Summary:
"From the creators of the world's most trusted field guides
--
a go-to source for millions of nature lovers
--
comes a completely new and unparalleled
reference
work: the most comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date guide to the
trees
of
North
America
. This master guide is the result of a collaboration between leading scientists, scholars, taxonomic and field experts, photo editors, and designers. An indispensable
reference
, it covers more than 700 species, with nearly 3,500
full-color
photographs
--
including images of
leaf
shape
,
bark
,
flowers
,
fruit
, and fall leaves. For ease of use, the book includes a glossary and a robust index, and is arranged according to the latest Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification system
--
with
trees
sorted by taxonomic orders and grouped by family, so that related species are presented together. Readers will appreciate the crisp detail of the
photographs
,
range
maps
(reflecting the impacts of climate change), the physical descriptions, information on
fruit
, habitat, uses, similar species, and an important new category on
conservation
status
. Essays by leading scholars provide holistic insights into the world of
trees
. Whether putting a name to the towering conifers spotted along a hike, or trying to determine which pesky tree is encroaching on the patio, readers will come to rely on this work of remarkable breadth, depth, and elegance. It is a must-have
reference
for the library of any tree-peeper, and is certain to become the number-one guide in the field"--Publisher.
Other authors:
Cirigliano, Jim, 1981-
National Audubon Society.
Holds:
1
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Adult Nonfiction
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