Dawn and Tweeters,



I would make two recommendations for a wildflower field guide for the
Pacific Northwest:



(1) Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest by Mark Turner and Phyllis
Gustafson (Timber Press, 2006)

(2) Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast by Jim Pojar and Andy MacKinnon
(Lone Pine Publishing, 1994)



These are both outstanding guides. I have both, and I use them constantly.



The Turner & Gustafson book covers more species (1220 are illustrated), and
covers a wider area-all of Washington and Oregon, plus southern BC and
northern California. However, it omits trees, most grasses and sedges,
mosses, liverworts, and lichens, all of which get a lot of attention in
Pojar & MacKinnon. The latter book covers areas west of the Coast and
Cascade Mountains from south-central Alaska south to the Oregon-California
border, but does not cover eastern Washington or Oregon at all.



There are lots of other books covering more restricted areas which are very
useful, e.g. "Wild Plants of the San Juan Islands", "Wildflowers of the
Columbia Gorge", "Wildflowers of the Western Cascades", etc. However, the
above two books, in my opinion, are the most useful over a wide area of the
Pacific Northwest. Of course, you will also need a detailed flora such as
"Flora of the Pacific Northwest", or a couple of helpful botanist friends,
to help you identify the many species that aren't covered in those two
books!



Wayne C. Weber

Delta, BC

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[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Dawn Bailey
Sent: June-15-08 9:48 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] RFI Off Topic Wildflowers field Guide



Hi Tweets,



I am looking for the best Wildflower Field Guide for the PNW.
Recommendations?



Dawn Bailey
Eatonville, WA
http://vulturecafe.blogspot.com
dawnsdog at rainierconnect.com