{"product_id":"rocky-mountain-flora-9780984221349","title":"Rocky Mountain Flora","description":"\u003cbr\u003e * More than 100 new wildflowers and plants were added to this second edition\u003cbr\u003e * Complete, concise, and easy to use with a new design\u003cbr\u003e * Authoritative authorship that sets a new standard for flora field guides \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Most wildflower enthusiasts have several or more books on wildflowers in their libraries, but if you can only have one wildflower book in your pack, make it \u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain Flora\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wildflower identification is a difficult endeavor. A common name in one region of the Rockies can be called something totally different someplace else. And scientific names have been jostled a bit over the years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The only answer to the problem is to have a horticulturist, who has spent his life hiking the foothills and mountains of Colorado with camera and notebook in hand, write a field guide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJim Ells\u003c\/b\u003e spent 25 years working on his first edition of \u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain Flora\u003c\/i\u003e. One of the many new features of this second edition is it now includes photographs of both the flower and plant to aid in identification. An additional feature of the second edition is that some of the photos from the first edition have been upgraded with the help of volunteer wildflower photographers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Organized by color and then alphabetically by family name and genus, \u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain Flora\u003c\/i\u003e has images of each flower and the entire plant, and detailed descriptions of stems, leaves, and flowers and includes the specific location, elevation, and time of the year the flower was found. A special feature called \"LOOK FOR\" helps with quick plant identification.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElls Ph. D., James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJIM ELLS\u003c\/b\u003e, retired associate professor of horticulture at Colorado State University, has spent a lifetime identifying and cataloging Rocky Mountain wildflowers. His highly successful \u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain Flora\u003c\/i\u003e, second edition, has set a new standard for wildflower identification books. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.","brand":"Colorado Mountain Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556644884754,"sku":"9780984221349","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_253aea34-e7a2-46eb-9b06-5824166497e2.jpg?v=1731758517","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rocky-mountain-flora-9780984221349","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}