Even with its craggy peaks and dusty
plains, scorching sun and subzero termperatures, Wyoming's terrain and
climate are not nearly as diverse as its wildflowers. From the pink to
rosy purple moss campion that blankets the state's treeless tundra to
the
lavender-flowered fuzzy-tongued beardtongue found in roadside ditches
across
the plains, Wyoming wildflowers brighten the Cowboy State's rugged and
forbidding landscape.
Before Wildflowers of Wyoming,
plant enthusiasts needed to lug several field guides to identify
Wyoming's
multitude of flowering plants. Now, thanks to Diantha and Jack States,
botanists, naturalists, and hikers can lighten their load and still
identify
most of Wyoming's flowers with this useful and attractive book.
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Wildflowers of
Wyoming
by Diantha States
and Jack States,
Mountain Press Publishing
Company , 2004.
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