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    Florida Wildflowers: A Comprehensive Guide

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    by Walter Kingsley Taylor


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    • ISBN-13: 9780813044255
    • Publisher: University Press of Florida
    • Publication date: 04/16/2013
    • Pages: 576
    • Product dimensions: 9.20(w) x 6.10(h) x 1.40(d)

     Walter Kingsley Taylor, professor emeritus of biology at the University of Central Florida, is the author of A Guide to Florida Grasses.

    Table of Contents

    List of Illustrations ix

    Preface xi

    Florida: Not a Paradise, but a Delicious Paradox 1

    The Peninsula 3

    The Panhandle 4

    South Florida 4

    Introduction 7

    Learning and Identifying Wildflowers 9

    Flower Structure 10

    Flowering Times 12

    Distributions 12

    Plant Names 13

    Part I Florida's Hardwood Forested Uplands 15

    Slope Forests 17

    Upland Hardwood Forests 19

    Mesic Hammocks 21

    Upland Mixed Woodlands 23

    Sandhills and Upland Pines (Clayhills) 24

    Scrubs 29

    Pine Flatwoods 34

    Dry Prairies 40

    Coastal Uplands 42

    Shell Mounds 48

    Pine Rocklands (Subtropical Pine Forests) 49

    Rockland Hammocks (Tropical Hardwood Hammocks) 53

    Ruderal Areas (Disturbed Areas) 55

    Part II Florida's Wetlands 57

    Wet Prairies 59

    Seepage Slopes 60

    Marshes 61

    Swamps 67

    Hydric Hammocks 71

    Bottomland Forests and Alluvial Forests 73

    Salt Marshes 75

    Mangrove Swamps 77

    Part III Species Descriptions: Florida's Hardwood Forested Uplands 97

    Slope Forests 97

    Upland Hardwood Forests 113

    Mesic Hammocks 129

    Upland Mixed Woodlands 142

    Sandhills and Upland Pines (Clayhills) 154

    Scrubs 200

    Pine Flatwoods 225

    Coastal Uplands 272

    Pine Rocklands 319

    Rockland Hammocks 332

    Ruderal Areas 347

    Part IV Species Descriptions: Florida's Wetlands 375

    Wet Prairies 375

    Seepage Slopes 388

    Marshes 397

    Swamps 422

    Hydric Hammocks 446

    Bottomland Forests and Alluvial Forests 452

    Salt Marshes 467

    Mangrove Swamps 481

    Places to Visit 487

    Glossary 513

    Selected References 519

    Index to People and Places 527

    Index to Species and Families 533

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    “Identifying wildflowers is a popular pastime for many gardeners and lovers of wildlife. But many botanical identification books just aren’t user-friendly. Pick up wildflower expert Walter Kingsley Taylor’s latest offering and you’ll find out just how much fun it is to track down the flower on the side of the road.”—Tampa Tribune

    “Goes a step beyond the norm of being just a field guide. It is an absolute inspiration and incentive to get out into the woods.”—Palatka Daily News

    “If you would like to attend a fascinating and informative lecture by one of Florida’s foremost experts on the state’s wildflowers and where they may be found—all in the comfort of your own home—by all means, read this book.”—Orlando Sentinel

    “Taylor’s guide will help readers recognize and identify wildflowers in a different way, not principally by their color or family group, but by where they’re most likely to be found growing—their natural habitat.”—Gainesville Sun

    “This new field guide is the best yet for Florida wildflowers. . . . Each entry includes a description, time of flowering, habitat, Florida distribution, and often a comment field that discusses related species, etymology, and even culinary and landscape uses.”—Floridata

    “Taylor’s unorthodox approach has garnered positive comments from casual, weekend hikers as well as those with a professional interest in wildflowers. . . . It has remarkably broad appeal, because it’s so clear and well done and because the photos are excellent.”—Lakeland Ledger

    “In this unique and refreshing approach to a wildflower guide, photographs visually illustrate the natural plant community described at the beginning of each community section. . . . An excellent and most useful guide.”—Choice

    Walter Kingsley Taylor’s Florida Wildflowers in their Natural Communities was wildly praised for its beauty, ease of use, and unique organizational structure: plants were described in the context of where they grow, making identification much simpler—and more rewarding—for the casual hiker or wildflower enthusiast. Vastly expanded and updated with new taxonomy, this volume provides detailed information on more than 450 species included in the earlier edition and nearly doubles the number of species included by expanding coverage into wetlands.

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