Publisher's Synopsis
The Landowner's Guide features a hundred and fifty of state-protected herbaceous and woody species found in wetland and upland forests throughout New York and the Northeast. Lavishly illustrated with nearly two-hundred color photographs, the book shows key botanical details of each species and its habitat, a general introduction to the various categories of rarity in New York, and a glossary. Herbaceous species include eight club mosses, thirty-eight ferns, and sixty-seven wildflowers, including thirty-four native orchids. The thirty-two woody species include both trees and shrubs. Information about each species covers its general distribution in New York, growing conditions, key identification characteristics, and notes about its natural history.