Rocky Mountain Plant Guide - Miller, George Oxford
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"The Rocky Mountains are not one continuous, homogenous range formed at the same time by the same processes. The more than 100 separate ranges can be divided into the Northern and Canadian Rockies, Middle Rockies, and Southern Rockies separated by plateaus and basins. Each region has its own distinct topography, geology, and ecosystems. Within each region, altitude, precipitation, and exposure create broad, well-defined life or bio zones with numerous unique habitats and vegetative associations, or communities, of plants. In this book, wildflowers and shrubs are lumped together, with trees in…mehr

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"The Rocky Mountains are not one continuous, homogenous range formed at the same time by the same processes. The more than 100 separate ranges can be divided into the Northern and Canadian Rockies, Middle Rockies, and Southern Rockies separated by plateaus and basins. Each region has its own distinct topography, geology, and ecosystems. Within each region, altitude, precipitation, and exposure create broad, well-defined life or bio zones with numerous unique habitats and vegetative associations, or communities, of plants. In this book, wildflowers and shrubs are lumped together, with trees in a separate section. Herbaceous perennial wildflowers freeze down to the roots ever winter and sprout in the spring. Annuals die in the fall and depend on seeds to germinate in the spring. Shrubs have woody stems and branches and reach 3-10 feet tall (1-3 m), sometimes developing into small trees. Trees usually have a single trunk and are greater than 15 feet tall (4.5 m). Herbaceous trees and shrubs lose their leaves in the autumn (aspen, cottonwoods) while evergreen species retain their leaves (pine, spruces, and firs)"--
Autorenporträt
George Oxford Miller is a botanist, an environmental photojournalist, and a past president and lifetime member of the Albuquerque Chapter of the Native Plant Society of New Mexico. After graduating from The University of Texas at Austin with a master’s degree in botany and zoology, George pursued a career as an environmental journalist specializing in nature recreation and travel, in addition to environmental issues. He is a frequent contributor to New Mexico Magazine and has written 25 nature guides, including Wildflowers of Colorado and Southern Wyoming and Backyard Science & Discovery Workbook: Rocky Mountains. He is also the author of Native Plant Gardening for Birds, Bees, and Butterflies for the Southwest, Southern California, and Northern California, as well as A Guide to Wildflowers, Trees, and Shrubs of Texas.