Cacti of Texas by Amichael Powell

Cacti of Texas by Amichael Powell

An identification guide to the genera, species, and varieties of Texas cacti, with maps showing the distribution of each. It provides briefer treatments of the entire states species for educated general readers. It highlights more than three hundred full-color photographs of the cacti in flower and in fruit.

Lemonvine is not the only wild plant profiled in Cacti of Texas that might tempt gardenersIn fact, this so-called field guide could easily become a gardener's wishbook. --William Scheick, Texas Gardener's Seeds 6/4/2008 ""Profiles with distribution maps and color photos describe all the state's genera with keys to the Trans-Pecos species."" --SciTech Booknews, 6/2008 ""The manual, with its beautiful full-color photographs and distribution maps, will be important to professionals in national and state park resource interpretation, wildlife biology, ecology, range management, and environmental consulting."" --Sirreadalot.org, 4/2008 ""Powell & Weedin converted their extraordinary 2004 treatise Cacti of the Trans-Pecos and Adjacent Areas into an equally superb abridged version, a.k.a. field guide."" --Root Gorelich, Plant Science Bulletin 2008

A. Michael Powell is distinguished professor emeritus of biology and director of the Herbarium at Sul Ross State University. James F. Weedin is a professor in biology/geology at the Community College of Aurora, Colorado, and a research associate with the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute. Shirley A. Powell is a retired science teacher, author, and botanical illustrator.

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ISBN 13	9780896726116
ISBN 10	0896726118
Title	Cacti of Texas
Author	Amichael Powell
Series	Grover E Murray Studies In The American Southwest
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Texas Tech University Press
Year published	2008-04-01
Number of pages	400
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.