New York State stretches from the south shore of Lake Ontario over the Adirondack Mountains and southeast to the Atlantic coast, giving it an especially high diversity of plants. The rose is the state flower, and it is one of over 3,000 species that grow in the Empire State’s mixed forests, pine forests, grasslands, rivers, freshwater marshes, and salt marshes. For many people, plants represent a major aspect of a landscape’s character, so it helps to get acquainted with the most representative species to establish a foundation of knowledge on which to build. You can do this with the portable reference New York State Trees & Wildflowers, which features beautiful illustrations of 140 common and familiar trees, shrubs, and wildflowers as well as an ecoregion map showing over 20 botanical sanctuaries and learning sites. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, 12-panel folding pocket guide is an excellent tool for educators, learners, naturalists, and botanists to use for sharpening their plant identification skills so that they can peer more closely into plants’ fascinating lives. Made in the USA. Waterford Press' Duraguide and Pocket Naturalist Guides make great additions to any outdoor enthusiast's library. "…Waterford Duraguides and Pocket Naturalist Guides will make you want to go out and explore New York's great outdoors. And with such a wide range of topics covered, there's something for everyone. - NY Conservationist, Jenna Kerwin "Waterford Press' Duraguide and Pocket Naturalist Guides make great additions to any outdoor enthusiast's library." "…Waterford Duraguides and Pocket Naturalist Guides will make you want to go out and explore New York's great outdoors. And with such a wide range of topics covered, there's something for everyone." -- Jenna Kerwin ― NY Conservationist Zoologist Jim Kavanagh has made a career out of introducing novices to plants, animals, the sciences and world cultures. In addition to creating over 500 simplified nature guides, he has also authored guides to languages, cities and outdoor skills. An avid traveler and backpacker, Kavanagh’s path has taken him around the world to many remote destinations including the upper Amazon, Africa, Australia, and the Arctic Circle (and this is just the As). He is also the author of a series of state-specific guides to common species and natural attractions and a children's book on evolution. Text and illustrations are displayed on page panels for easy field identification purposes. Examples include: Trees & Shrubs: American Elm, Ulmus Americana, To 100 ft. (30 m). Leaves are toothed. Fruits have a papery collar and are notched at the tip. White Flowers: Queen Anne's Lace, Daucus Carota, To 3 ft. (90 cm). Flower clusters become cup-shaped as they age. Blue & Purple Flowers: Pickerelweed, Pontederia cordata, To 4 ft. (1.2 m). Aquatic plant has dense spike of blue flowers. Used Book in Good Condition