Description
Originally published in 1999, Wildflowers and Other Plants of Iowa Wetlands was the first book to concentrate on the beauty and diversity of the wetland plants that once covered 1.5 million acres of Iowa. Now this classic of midwestern natural history is back in print with a new format and all-new photographs, just as Iowa’s wetlands are getting the respect and attention they deserve.
In clear and accessible prose, authors Sylvan Runkel and Dean Roosa provide common, scientific, and circle of relatives names; the Latin or Greek meaning of the scientific names; habitat and blooming times; and an entire description. Plants are presented by habitat (terrestrial or aquatic), then refined by habit (e.g., emergent, floating, or submerged) or taxonomic group (e.g., ferns and allies or trees, shrubs, and vines). Particularly interesting is the information on the many ways in which Native Americans and early pioneers used these plants for the whole lot from pain relief to tonics to soup and the ways that flora and fauna today use them for food and shelter. Each and every of the more than 150 species accounts is accompanied by a brilliant full-page color photograph by botanist Thomas Rosburg, who has also up to date the nomenclature and descriptions for certain species.
After decades of being thought to be an enemy of the settler, the farmer, and the citizen, Iowa’s wetlands have come into their own. We are after all taking care of these important habitats. Runkel and Roosa’s up to date field companion will be a valuable guide to today’s preservation and restoration initiatives.
In clear and accessible prose, authors Sylvan Runkel and Dean Roosa provide common, scientific, and circle of relatives names; the Latin or Greek meaning of the scientific names; habitat and blooming times; and an entire description. Plants are presented by habitat (terrestrial or aquatic), then refined by habit (e.g., emergent, floating, or submerged) or taxonomic group (e.g., ferns and allies or trees, shrubs, and vines). Particularly interesting is the information on the many ways in which Native Americans and early pioneers used these plants for the whole lot from pain relief to tonics to soup and the ways that flora and fauna today use them for food and shelter. Each and every of the more than 150 species accounts is accompanied by a brilliant full-page color photograph by botanist Thomas Rosburg, who has also up to date the nomenclature and descriptions for certain species.
After decades of being thought to be an enemy of the settler, the farmer, and the citizen, Iowa’s wetlands have come into their own. We are after all taking care of these important habitats. Runkel and Roosa’s up to date field companion will be a valuable guide to today’s preservation and restoration initiatives.
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