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Rocky Mountain Wildflowers Field Guide
Rocky Mountain Wildflowers Field Guide is for all nature enthusiasts who want to learn more about wildflowers throughout Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Region. Handy pocket-sized 224-page softbound book, 4” x 6”, fits easily into a pocket or backpack. Information includes common, scientific and family names, a brief description, and each wildflower’s habitat, life zone, and general flowering time. Line drawings of flower parts and arrangements and leaf shapes and arrangements help clarify terms in the guide. Wildflowers were photographed from Rocky Mountain National Park to the Mosquito Range, and from Crested Butte to the southern San Juan National Forest Region. Clear, detailed photos depict some of the most common as well as some uncommon wildflowers that one might find along trails, open meadows and roadsides. The 225-plus wildflowers in the guide are grouped with color-coded page edges indicating sections of white, yellow, red and blue/purple flowers to help in quickly locating an unknown wildflower. Research, identification, text and illustrations are by Linda Nagy with photographs and book design by her husband, Bernie Nagy.
- GenresNatureNonfiction
224 pages, Paperback
First published August 6, 2013
About the author
Linda S. Nagy
2 books2 followersLinda Nagy, born in Georgia, has a BFA and MFA in graphic design. She has always been passionate about flowers, especially wildflowers. When she retired to Colorado with her husband in 2003, she began studying and identifying native plants, growing in the nearby Mountain Ranges. Linda is a member of the Colorado Native Plant Society and is a Colorado Native Plant Master. She is also a freelance writer for several regional newspapers and magazines.
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May 8, 2016
Rocky Mountain Wildflowers Field Guide by Linda S. Nagy This is a sweet little field guide for flowers of the Rocky Mountain area. Here in northern New Mexico, I am just at the southern edge of that. Right off the bat, I recognized several flowers in this book. I love that the book itself fits easily in my small hands and this makes it perfect for packing on a hike or carrying around on slow stroll.
The book is cleverly organized by flower color. In fact the edges of the pages are colored so you can look at the closed book side on and see right away where to turn to for a flower identification. The book opens with some useful info that is succinctly given – no rambling, which is great. Clear illustrations provide info on the different parts of a flower, what different kinds of flower clusters are called, and various leaf shapes. I have a biology degree and these few pages taught me a few things about plants.
The description for each flower contains the Latin name, the genetic family, and the common names. The habitats, flowering season(s), and altitude zone is also given for each flower. sizes of both the flower and the plant are also given. I especially liked that several descriptions have a line or two about where the flower’s common name came from. It’s a cool piece of trivia for dinner parties and hiking buddies alike.
The photography is clear and sharp. The images often have insets so that you can see what the plant looks like from a few feet away and then what the flowers look like up close. The lighting in the images is pretty consistent throughout too which I think is an accomplishment. Obviously, not all 270+ flowers could have been photoed in the same day.
I am most pleased with this field guide and I think many folks and flower enthusiasts would find it useful. I appreciate the compact nature of this book all around – the concise descriptions and the physical size of the book. Definitely pick up your copy in time for wild flower season!
I received a copy at no cost from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
The book is cleverly organized by flower color. In fact the edges of the pages are colored so you can look at the closed book side on and see right away where to turn to for a flower identification. The book opens with some useful info that is succinctly given – no rambling, which is great. Clear illustrations provide info on the different parts of a flower, what different kinds of flower clusters are called, and various leaf shapes. I have a biology degree and these few pages taught me a few things about plants.
The description for each flower contains the Latin name, the genetic family, and the common names. The habitats, flowering season(s), and altitude zone is also given for each flower. sizes of both the flower and the plant are also given. I especially liked that several descriptions have a line or two about where the flower’s common name came from. It’s a cool piece of trivia for dinner parties and hiking buddies alike.
The photography is clear and sharp. The images often have insets so that you can see what the plant looks like from a few feet away and then what the flowers look like up close. The lighting in the images is pretty consistent throughout too which I think is an accomplishment. Obviously, not all 270+ flowers could have been photoed in the same day.
I am most pleased with this field guide and I think many folks and flower enthusiasts would find it useful. I appreciate the compact nature of this book all around – the concise descriptions and the physical size of the book. Definitely pick up your copy in time for wild flower season!
I received a copy at no cost from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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July 18, 2019There is nothing like this book for identifying wild flowers. I put it on my phone for easy use. The beautiful drawing and photos are excellent for helping you identify flowers. They even show different variations of the same plant. The work is almost encyclopedic in it's scope. A must for expert or novice, avid hiker or casual naturalist.
July 22, 2020
Great illustrations but still wished for more pics and more flowers. There were a few wildflowers that I struggled to identify.
October 14, 2022
I love the beautiful photos in this book. 285 Rocky Mountain wildflowers doesn’t seem like enough! Keep adding please.
May 7, 2016
This is a sweet little field guide for flowers of the Rocky Mountain area. Here in northern New Mexico, I am just at the southern edge of that. Right off the bat, I recognized several flowers in this book. I love that the book itself fits easily in my small hands and this makes it perfect for packing on a hike or carrying around on slow stroll.
The book is cleverly organized by flower color. In fact the edges of the pages are colored so you can look at the closed book side on and see right away where to turn to for a flower identification. The book opens with some useful info that is succinctly given – no rambling, which is great. Clear illustrations provide info on the different parts of a flower, what different kinds of flower clusters are called, and various leaf shapes. I have a biology degree and these few pages taught me a few things about plants.
The description for each flower contains the Latin name, the genetic family, and the common names. The habitats, flowering season(s), and altitude zone is also given for each flower. sizes of both the flower and the plant are also given. I especially liked that several descriptions have a line or two about where the flower’s common name came from. It’s a cool piece of trivia for dinner parties and hiking buddies alike.
The photography is clear and sharp. The images often have insets so that you can see what the plant looks like from a few feet away and then what the flowers look like up close. The lighting in the images is pretty consistent throughout too which I think is an accomplishment. Obviously, not all 270+ flowers could have been photoed in the same day.
I am most pleased with this field guide and I think many folks and flower enthusiasts would find it useful. I appreciate the compact nature of this book all around – the concise descriptions and the physical size of the book. Definitely pick up your copy in time for wild flower season!
I received a copy at no cost from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
The book is cleverly organized by flower color. In fact the edges of the pages are colored so you can look at the closed book side on and see right away where to turn to for a flower identification. The book opens with some useful info that is succinctly given – no rambling, which is great. Clear illustrations provide info on the different parts of a flower, what different kinds of flower clusters are called, and various leaf shapes. I have a biology degree and these few pages taught me a few things about plants.
The description for each flower contains the Latin name, the genetic family, and the common names. The habitats, flowering season(s), and altitude zone is also given for each flower. sizes of both the flower and the plant are also given. I especially liked that several descriptions have a line or two about where the flower’s common name came from. It’s a cool piece of trivia for dinner parties and hiking buddies alike.
The photography is clear and sharp. The images often have insets so that you can see what the plant looks like from a few feet away and then what the flowers look like up close. The lighting in the images is pretty consistent throughout too which I think is an accomplishment. Obviously, not all 270+ flowers could have been photoed in the same day.
I am most pleased with this field guide and I think many folks and flower enthusiasts would find it useful. I appreciate the compact nature of this book all around – the concise descriptions and the physical size of the book. Definitely pick up your copy in time for wild flower season!
I received a copy at no cost from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
July 10, 2015
Great book for those who want to learn more about wildflowers in the Rocky Mountain area. Each flower has a photo and short description. I was able to spot flowers along my walk to my neighborhood's local park with my kids! I pointed them out and my 8 year old enjoyed learning more about them.
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