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A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region: North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
Contributor(s): Sorrie, Bruce A. (Author)

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ISBN: 0807871869     ISBN-13: 9780807871867
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2011
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Plants - Flowers
- Nature | Reference
- Travel | United States - South - South Atlantic (dc, De, Fl, Ga, Md, Nc, Sc, Va, Wv)
Dewey: 582.130
LCCN: 2010043604
Series: Southern Gateways Guides
Physical Information: 0.93" H x 5.54" W x 8.51" L (1.57 lbs) 392 pages
Themes:
- Geographic Orientation - North Carolina
- Geographic Orientation - South Carolina
- Geographic Orientation - Georgia
- Cultural Region - Southeast U.S.
- Cultural Region - South
- Cultural Region - South Atlantic
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Featuring over 600 wildflowers, flowering shrubs, and vines, this user-friendly field guide is the first to focus on the rare, fragile lands and species of the Sandhills region of the Carolinas and Georgia. Characterized by longleaf pine forests, rolling hills, abundant blackwater streams, several major rivers, and porous sandy soils, the Sandhills region stretches from Fayetteville, North Carolina, southwest to Columbus, Georgia, and represents the farthest advance of the Atlantic Ocean some 2 million years ago.

Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region is arranged by habitat, with color tabs to facilitate easy browsing of the nine different natural communities whose plants are described here. Bruce A. Sorrie, a botanist with over 30 years of experience, includes common plants, region-specific endemics, and local rarities, each with its own species description, and over 540 color photos for easy identification. The field guide's opening section includes an introduction to the Sandhills region's geology, soil types, and special relationship to fire ecology; an overview of rare species and present conservation efforts; a glossary and key to flower and leaf structures; and a listing of gardens, preserves, and parklands in the Sandhills region and nearby where wildflowers can be seen and appreciated. Wildflower enthusiasts and professional naturalists alike will find this comprehensive guide extremely useful.

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Contributor Bio(s): Sorrie, Bruce A.: - Bruce A. Sorrie is a botanist for the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program.
 
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