by Dorcas S. Miller
Nature Study Guild Publishers
1/1/1989, booklet
SKU: 9780912550176
Easily Identify the Weeds You Find, Even in the Winter!
Enjoy learning to identify weeds in the wintertime with this guide from celebrated author Dorcas Miller. With this handy, easy-to-use book, you'll be able to identify a wide variety of weeds in no time. And its small size makes it just right for fitting into your pocket or pack when you go for a hike.
Features:
- Provides a key to identifying non-woody plants in late fall and winter by the dried structures that remain after frost, such as pods, dried flower heads, seed capsules, and burrs
- Includes common native and naturalized herbs and native ferns
- Covers the upper Midwest and eastern United States north of South Carolina, as well as eastern Canada
- Includes illustrations with line drawings
About the Author:
Dorcas S. Miller is the author of three other books in the Finders series: Track Finder, Constellation Finder, and Berry Finder, as well as books on many topics, including kayaking, hiking, natural history, and outdoor cooking. She has been a registered Maine Guide, Outward Bound instructor, and whitewater guide. Cherie Hunter Day is also the author of Life on Intertidal Rocks in the Finders series.