National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region

National Audubon Society Field Guides

by National Audubon Society

The bestselling National Audubon Society field guides to North American wildflowers have been brought to a new level of beauty, accuracy, and usefulness. More than 700 new full-color photos, showing every species both in close-up and in its natural setting, highlight these updated guides. New introductions provide clearer and more complete explanations of how to identify each species.

Genres: Reference, Nature, Nonfiction, Field Guides, Science, Plants, Gardening

880 pages, Paperback

First published June 12, 1979

About the author

Incorporated in 1905, the National Audubon Society is a nonprofit conservation organization that uses education and advocacy to advance its mission to conserve and restore natural habitats of birds and wildlife in the United States and across the Americas. Audubon also produces bestselling descriptive field guides on a wide variety of nature-related topics.

Reviews

[Carolyn Page · Rating 4 out of 5]

I grew up with several Audubon Field Guides on our book shelves...I would spend hours poring over the pages. The result was 5-10 years later I identified the most plants on sight on our science field trip in high school ;)

[Nick Eager · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is a great resource for identifying wild plants. A large section of color photos is cross-listed with pages of written descriptions.
My main goal with the book was to identify wild flowers with edible parts. However, this book is more about identifying the trees than noting edible parts.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely love this guide! Very easy to use and clear, helpful pictures! Highly recommend these are you only, go-to field guides!!

[Alicia · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent reference book. Used alot in my herbal studies.
Lovely, bright pictures. Invaluable tool!!

[Linda (NOT RECEIVING NOTIFICATIONS) · Rating 5 out of 5]

My edition is a 1997 version of this classic guide to wildflowers. And it is amazing! The introduction gives the reader an explanation of the geographic scope and habitat of what grows in the eastern region of North America. It also includes flower types, parts and forms among other things so you will know how to use this reference guide. So whether you live in Canada or Florida you will find this book helpful.

The pictures are clear and concise and I love that they are arranged by color. How easy it that when you are searching for identification and you have no idea what flower is in front of you? Oh, and did I mention 658 plates to look at? None of my other books on wildflowers comes close to that.

This is definitely a book you can take with you. My copy is 7 1/2 inches long and 4 inches wide and vinyl-bound. This makes it easy for me to carry around outside.

The second half of this volume gives you family and species descriptions. It lists the Latin name, height of plant, what months it should be in bloom, where it can be found, and useful comments.

If you think you might know what the plant is but it is not in bloom you can use the helpful index to search for identification. You would not know you are carrying 887 pages around! Until I find something better this is my Number 1 guide to establish what I have growing around me.

[Evie · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 2001 copy is lovely, but some of the photos are just poor quality. Wild Madder, for example, is blurry (as are many), while the Hoary Mountain Mint looks as if it was taken at night with flash! I could take higher-quality photos, as could many casual photographers. Other than the occasional bad photo, it's a good guide for those out in the field in need of a reference.

[Malcolm Forman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very detailed informative book that is invaluable for wildflower enthusiasts. I have used this book many times in locating and picking the right flowers for my home garden. My only wish is that more greenhouses and garden centers carried more wildflower varieties. A definite keeper for nature lovers.

[David Ward · Rating 3 out of 5]

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region by National Audubon Society (Alfred A. Knopf 2001)(582.13). This is a useful field guide to identify wildflowers in the eastern United States and Canada. My rating: 7/10, finished 2005.

[Ellen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always handy. My copy is getting dogeared, but there is plenty of duct tape to go around!

[Theresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

a good field resource for children, and parents driven to distraction with questions.

[Jamison Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this is an excellent guide for those who enjoy flowers

[Kellie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book served as my textbook since my freshman year and the years beyond including graduate school.

[Sheila Myers · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good field guide to help you identify the wildflowers of the eastern United States.

[Skylanth · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fantastic resource, complete with lovely photos and illustrations.