{"product_id":"kansas-wildflowers-and-weeds-9780700620814","title":"Kansas Wildflowers and Weeds","description":"In the 35 years since the publication of Janét E. Bare's popular \u003ci\u003eWildflowers and Weeds of Kansas\u003c\/i\u003e, our understanding of flowering plants has undergone dramatic changes. This transformation is reflected in the pages of \u003ci\u003eKansas Wildflowers and Weeds\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA reference and a guidebook for a new generation of plant enthusiasts, this volume includes up-to-date nomenclature, keys, and descriptions, as well as habitat, distribution, and ecological information. In addition to herbaceous plants, the book profiles several woody species generally perceived to be either \"showy wildflowers\" or \"weedy\"--species such as \u003ci\u003eAmorpha fruticosa\u003c\/i\u003e (false indigo bush), \u003ci\u003eCampsis radicans\u003c\/i\u003e (trumpet vine), \u003ci\u003eCeanothus herbaceus\u003c\/i\u003e (Jersey tea), \u003ci\u003eCephalanthus occidentalis\u003c\/i\u003e (buttonbush), \u003ci\u003eRhus glabra\u003c\/i\u003e (smooth sumac), \u003ci\u003eRosa Arkansana\u003c\/i\u003e (prairie rose), and \u003ci\u003eToxicodendron radicans\u003c\/i\u003e (poison ivy). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDesigned for the professional botanist and passionate amateur alike, \u003ci\u003eKansas Wildflowers and Weeds\u003c\/i\u003e brings names and taxonomic information into line with recent revolutions in studies of DNA, macro- and micromorphology, cytology, ecology, and phenology. It expands upon Bare's earlier book's 831 entries with descriptions of 1,163 species--representing about 56 percent of the native and naturalized species currently known in Kansas--as well as 742 color photographs. For purposes of identification, conservation, study, or the simple pleasure of thumbing through, it is a resource without parallel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaddock, Michael John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Michael John Haddock is Assistant Dean, Research, Education, and Engagement Division, K-State Libraries, Kansas State University. Craig C. Freeman is Senior Curator, R. L. McGregor Herbarium, University of Kansas. Janét E. Bare is the author of the original Wildflowers and Weeds of Kansas (1979).","brand":"University Press of Kansas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491928084754,"sku":"9780700620814","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3f451893-ee0d-4aae-b0c9-c137e77c3023.jpg?v=1730562544","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/kansas-wildflowers-and-weeds-9780700620814","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}