A Life Among The Texas Flora
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A Life Among The Texas Flora
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Author : Ferdinand Lindheimer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
A Life Among The Texas Flora written by Ferdinand Lindheimer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From an endangered species of prickly pear cactus to a daisy and even a snake, the name Lindheimer is tied to the nomenclature of Texas natives in nature. The name originally belonged to Ferdinand Lindheimer, one of the Southwest's first serious scientists, who came to be known as the "Father of Texas Botany." This immigrant from Frankfurt, Germany, spent more than a decade living on a shoestring budget as he searched the wilds of Central and Southeast Texas for new species. His correspondent, friend, fellow botanist, and fellow Frankfurt native was George Engelmann, who also served as Lindheimer's conduit to civilization and to botanic circles worldwide. Like Lindheimer in the tangled prairies, Minetta Altgelt Goyne spent more than a decade on a difficult task: deciphering and translating more than forty of Lindheimer's letters, contained in the Engelmann Papers at the Missouri Botanical Garden archives. Goyne’s biographical research and annotations make Lindheimer’s letters a fascinating window on his excitement in discovering new species and oddities and his frustrations with immigration politics and frontier life. His comments in his letters to Engelmann about the personalities and practices of the Texas German immigrants and their leaders are at times witty and biting. His wealth of experiences and pointed observations make this a story that will intrigue botanists, Germanists, historians, and Texans everywhere.
Remarkable Plants Of Texas
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Author : Matt Warnock Turner
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-01-01
Remarkable Plants Of Texas written by Matt Warnock Turner and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Nature categories.
“No single existing publication includes the kind of information featured in this book,” a natural history of the flora of the Lone Star State (A. Michael Powell, Professor of Biology Emeritus and Director of the Herbarium, Sul Ross State University). With some 6,000 species of plants, Texas has extraordinary botanical wealth and diversity. Learning to identify plants is the first step in understanding their vital role in nature, and many field guides have been published for that purpose. But to fully appreciate how Texas’s native plants have sustained people and animals from prehistoric times to the present, you need Remarkable Plants of Texas. In this intriguing book, Matt Warnock Turner explores the little-known facts—be they archaeological, historical, material, medicinal, culinary, or cultural—behind our familiar botanical landscape. In sixty-five entries that cover over eighty of our most common native plants from trees, shrubs, and wildflowers to grasses, cacti, vines, and aquatics, he traces our vast array of connections with plants. Turner looks at how people have used plants for food, shelter, medicine, and economic subsistence; how plants have figured in the historical record and in Texas folklore; how plants nourish wildlife; and how some plants have unusual ecological or biological characteristics. Illustrated with over one hundred color photos and organized for easy reference, Remarkable Plants of Texas can function as a guide to individual species as well as an enjoyable natural history of our most fascinating native plants.
Plants Of The Rio Grande Delta
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Author : Alfred Richardson
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-07-22
Plants Of The Rio Grande Delta written by Alfred Richardson and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-22 with Nature categories.
The Rio Grande Delta is fabulously rich in wildflowers and other plant life. Lying in the geographically and environmentally diverse region common to southern Texas and northern Mexico, it supports plants that also grow in Central America and throughout Mexico, the Gulf Coastal plains, the South Texas Plains, and the Chihuahuan Desert. Plants of the Rio Grande Delta provides an accessible and reliable identification guide to all of the plants, excluding grasses, of the region—some 823 species. In clear, nontechnical language, Alfred Richardson gives a brief description of each species, along with its range, habitat, and general blooming time. Over two hundred superb color photographs offer quick and easy field identification, while line drawings illustrate notable characteristics of the plants. This volume expands and updates Alfred Richardson's previous book, Plants of Southernmost Texas, published in 1990 by the Gorgas Science Foundation. It will be an essential field guide for everyone interested in South Texas flora, from winter visitors and Valley residents to professional botanists.
A Manual Of Texas Flora
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Author : Albert Ruth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1916
A Manual Of Texas Flora written by Albert Ruth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1916 with Plants categories.
Plants Of Deep South Texas
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Author : Alfred Richardson
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 2011
Plants Of Deep South Texas written by Alfred Richardson and has been published by Texas A&M University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Plants categories.
A Field Guide to the Woody and Flowering Species Covering the almost three million acres of southernmost Texas known as the Lower Rio Grande Valley, this user-friendly guide is an essential reference for nature enthusiasts, farmers and ranchers, professional botanists, and anyone interested in the plant life of Texas. Alfred Richardson and Ken King offer abundant photographs and short descriptions of more than eight hundred species of ferns, algae, and woody and herbaceous plants--two-thirds of the species that occur in this region. "Plants of Deep South Texas" opens with a brief introduction to the region and an illustrated guide to leaf shapes and flower parts. The book's individual species accounts cover: Leaves Flowers Fruit Blooming period Distribution Habits Common and scientific names In addition, the authors' comments include indispensible information that cannot be seen in a photograph, such as the etymology of the scientific name, the plant's use by caterpillars and its value from the human perspective. The authors also provide a glossary of terms, as well as an appendix of butterfly and moth species mentioned in the text.
The Book Lover S Tour Of Texas
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Author : Jessie Gunn Stephens
language : en
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publications
Release Date : 2004
The Book Lover S Tour Of Texas written by Jessie Gunn Stephens and has been published by Taylor Trade Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book takes readers on a literary ride across the Lone Star State. J. Frank Dobie tells true stories of rattlesnakes and buried treasure, Jodi Thomas finds romance in the oilfields.
Wildflowers Of Texas
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Author : Michael Eason
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2018-04-03
Wildflowers Of Texas written by Michael Eason and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-03 with Nature categories.
A must-have guide for hikers, naturalists, gardeners, and anyone wishing to learn more about the diverse wildflowers of Texas.
Rare Plants Of Texas
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Author : Jackie M. Poole
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 2007
Rare Plants Of Texas written by Jackie M. Poole and has been published by Texas A&M University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Nature categories.
Since 1987, more than 225 species have been identified and described as endangered, imperiled, or declining. Complete with photographs, line drawings, and county maps, this book describes the officially listed, candidate, and species-of-concern plants in Texas. Individual accounts include information on distribution, habitat, physical description, flowering time, federal and state status, similar species, and published references.
Tales From The Sunday House
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Author : Minetta Altgelt Goyne
language : en
Publisher: TCU Press
Release Date : 1997
Tales From The Sunday House written by Minetta Altgelt Goyne and has been published by TCU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Fiction categories.
In Tales from the Sunday House, Minetta Altgelt Goyne gives us glimpses into the real lives of this between-the-wars generation. Sometimes incomplete, sometimes apparently pointless, sometimes merely addenda to previously told tales, these eleven stories are the kind of tales family members told other - often younger - members of the family as they sat by thee fireside or on the porches of their "Sunday Houses," structures peculiar to the German Texans, built on lots so.
Shinners Mahler S Illustrated Flora Of North Central Texas
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Author : George M. Diggs
language : en
Publisher: BRIT Press
Release Date : 1999
Shinners Mahler S Illustrated Flora Of North Central Texas written by George M. Diggs and has been published by BRIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Botany categories.
New Dorothea L. Leonhardt Foundaton (Andrea C. Harkins), Bass Foundation, Ruth Andersson May, Mary G. Palko, Amon G. Carter Foundation, Margret M. Rimmer, Mike and Eva Sandlin.