Wildflowers Of West Virginia
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Wildflowers Of West Virginia
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Author : Hassan Amjad
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2006-03
Wildflowers Of West Virginia written by Hassan Amjad and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03 with Gardening categories.
A unique collection of over 150 colored photographs. Perfect for the flower-lover's coffee table!
Spring Wild Flowers Of West Virginia
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Author : Earl Lemley Core
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Spring Wild Flowers Of West Virginia written by Earl Lemley Core and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Wild flowers categories.
West Virginia Spring Wildflowers
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language : en
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Wildflowers And Trees Of West Virginia
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Author : Christopher M. Gatens
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Wildflowers And Trees Of West Virginia written by Christopher M. Gatens and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Plants categories.
Common Summer Wildflowers Of West Virginia
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Author : Norma Jean Venable
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996*
Common Summer Wildflowers Of West Virginia written by Norma Jean Venable and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996* with Wild flowers categories.
West Virginia Trees And Wildflowers
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Author : James Kavanagh
language : en
Publisher: Pocket Naturalist Guide
Release Date : 2009-03
West Virginia Trees And Wildflowers written by James Kavanagh and has been published by Pocket Naturalist Guide this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03 with Nature categories.
West Virginia's 48 state parks, forests, wildlife management areas and rail trails are home to an array of thousands of plants, including the gorgeous state flower - the Rhododendron. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and unique species of trees, shrubs and wildflowers and also includes an ecoregion map featuring prominent botanical sanctuaries. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, pocket-sized folding guide is an excellent source of portable information and ideal for field use by visitors and residents alike. Made in the USA.
Flora Of West Virginia
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Author : Perry Daniel Strausbaugh
language : en
Publisher: Seneca Press
Release Date : 1978
Flora Of West Virginia written by Perry Daniel Strausbaugh and has been published by Seneca Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Science categories.
Green photosynthetic plants abound in West Virginia. These green ecological producers capture sunlight energy and convert it into chemical energy in the form of sugars. A sugar maple tree, for example, produces tremendous amounts of sap, which it stores in its roots, and uses it to produce green leaves, new twigs, fresh bark and roots. Because green plants produce more food than they themselves can utilize, consumers such as aphids, cardinals, pipevine swallowtail caterpillars, white tailed deer, and rabbits may eat the plants leaves to gain energy themselves. In a complex array of food chains and food webs, plants capture sunlight energy, animals eat them, other animals eat those animals, and the web of life in the ecosystems of West Virginia is supported. Plus, rooted plants affect their environment by holding soil from the eroding effects of rainfall. They provide shelter and cover and building materials for animals. Trees hold tremendous amounts of nutrients within their trunks, branches and twigs. As a result, those soil nutrients are not lost down-stream when spring rains come to the forest. Trees provide various degrees of shade, which in turn provides a variety of micro-habitats within the forest, permitting a great variety of plant species to thrive in dry, wet, or moderately moist situations. Of course, wild plants provide wood, food, and even medicines to the knowing harvester. The plants of West Virginia, then, are critical to our own survival as well as the survival of all the ecosystems of our state. We need to conserve not only the ecological communities these plants live within, but the species of plants themselves. West Virginians can boast of a diversity of plant species. Vascular plants (usually larger plants: ferns, trees, wildflowers, vines, with sophisticated veins for transporting water, nutrients, and sugars) constitute most of the flora, but there are also numerous species of usually smaller, non-vascular plants (mosses, hornworts, liverworts, with less sophisticated means of moving materials throughout their bodies). There have been found in West Virginia to date 2474 vascular taxa, including subspecies and varieties. There are 2344 species of vascular plants recognized in our state, in 779 genera and 160 families. Table 1 highlights those families with the most number of genera or species in them. Three fourths of the vascular flora of West Virginia is native to the state, while the remainder is adventive, introduced, or exotic (Figure 2). While the non-vascular plant data is less complete than the vascular data, to date we have documented 375 species of mosses, liverworts and hornworts in our state. Natural Heritage Programs are concerned about the diversity of life on our planet, documenting it, cataloging it, organizing data about it, all to the end of helping land use managers conserve it. We are concerned about biological diversity, or biodiversity. Biodiversity has been defined in a variety of ways, but one of the simplest definitions may be the best: "The variety of life in an area, including the variety of genes, species, plant and animal communities, ecosystems, and the interactions of these elements." (USDA, Forest Service, Fisheries, Wildlife and Range, Southern Region). Another good definition is this: "At the simplest level, biodiversity is the sum total of all the plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms in the world, or in a particular area; all of their individual variation; and all of the interactions between them. It is the set of living organisms that make up the fabric of the planet Earth and allow it to function as it does, by capturing energy from the sun and using it to drive all of life's processes ... making possible the sustainability of our planet" (Peter H. Raven, Missouri Botanical Garden)
Spring Wild Flowers Of Monongalia County West Virginia
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Author : Earl Lemley Core
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1939
Spring Wild Flowers Of Monongalia County West Virginia written by Earl Lemley Core and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1939 with Wild flowers categories.
West Virginia Nature Set
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Author : James Kavanagh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-03-14
West Virginia Nature Set written by James Kavanagh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-14 with Animals categories.
The West Virginia Nature Set offers the best in wildlife and plant identification for The Mountain State. The set includes three Pocket Naturalist Guides to West Virginia, Trees & Wildflowers, Birds, and Wildlife, and is attractively packaged in an acetate bag. The beautifully illustrated folding guides highlight well over 300 familiar and unique species and include ecoregion maps featuring prominent wildlife-viewing areas and botanical sanctuaries. Laminated for durability, Pocket Naturalist Guides are lightweight, pocket-sized sources of portable information and ideal for field use by novices and experts alike. Made in the USA.
Appalachian Wildflowers
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Author : Thomas Ellsworth Hemmerly
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2000
Appalachian Wildflowers written by Thomas Ellsworth Hemmerly and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Nature categories.
This informative field guide covers the wildflowers of the entire Appalachian region, which stretches from Quebec to northern Alabama, encompassing the Catskills of New York, the Berkshires of Massachusetts, the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, and many mountain ranges in between. Using this book, readers will learn to identify this region's wildflowers by shape, color, family, and habitat. Ecologist and botanist Thomas E. Hemmerly encourages us to "read the landscape" in order to learn about plants' habitats, distribution, and use. In his brief, introductory chapters, he describes ecosystems such as mountain forests and wetlands to provide a context for the information on individual plant species that will be valuable to both professional scientists and amateur naturalists. Practical: The 378 color plates, grouped by color for clear reference, appear alongside plant descriptions for ease of identification.Informative: Each entry includes a description of the plant's habitat, abundance, and geographical distribution, along with information about its ethnobotanical, economic, or medicinal uses. An appendix lists and describes the best places in the Appalachians for "botanizing."User-Friendly: Diagrams of leaf and flower shapes are a further aide to plant identification.The Appalachian Region: Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia