Seacoast Plants of the Carolinas: A New Guide for Plant Identification and Use in the Coastal Landscape (Southern Gateways Guides)

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Description

This accessibly written and authoritative guide updates the beloved and much-used 1970s classic Seacoast Plants of the Carolinas. On this completely reimagined book, Paul E. Hosier provides a wealthy, new reference guide to plant life within the coastal zone of the Carolinas for nature lovers, gardeners, landscapers, students, and community leaders.

Features include:
* Detailed profiles of more than 200 plants, with color photographs and details about identification, value to flora and fauna, relationship to natural communities, propagation, and landscape use.
* Background on coastal plant communities, including the effects of invasive species and some great benefits of the usage of native plants in landscaping.
* A section at the effects of climate change at the coast and its plants.
* A list of natural areas and preserves open to visitors desirous about observing native plants within the coastal Carolinas.
* A glossary that includes plant names and scientific terms.

With a special emphasis on some great benefits of conserving and landscaping with native plants, this guide belongs at the shelf of each resident and visitor to the coasts of the Carolinas.

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