Review of Field Guide to Wildflowers of Nebraska and the Great Plains, Roadside Wildflowers of the Southern Great Plains, Wildflowers of the Northern Great Plains, and Wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie: The Upper Midwest.

Authors

Kathleen H. Keeler, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

Fall 1992

Document Type

Article

Citation

Great Plains Quarterly (Fall 1992) 12(4)

Comments

Copyright © 1992, Center for Great Plains Studies, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Used by permission

Abstract

These four flower books represent a blossoming of attractive popular books describing prairie plants. Each of these four books has a slightly different goal. In terms of area covered, Farrar focuses on Nebraska, Vance, Jowsey and Mclean consider plants of the northern Great Plains, Freeman and Schofield aim at roadside wildflowers of the southern Plains, and Runkel and Roosa on wildflowers of the northern tallgrass prairie. The types of plants included vary also. Farrar includes both common and rare Nebraska wildflowers but no shrubs or trees, Vance et al. include common native wildflowers, visible introduced species, and some woody plants. Freeman and Schofield stick to showy herbs. Runke and Roosa include flowering herbs, but also grasses. All four include conspicuous introduced plants such as poison hemlock and mullein.