Florida Wild Flowers and Roadside Plants

Florida boasts an extremely diverse flora ranging from tropical species in the south to Appalachian Mountain remnants in the panhandle. <i>Florida Wild Flowers and Roadside Plants</i> is a helpful guide to identifying 500 species of Florida plant life including rare as well as common wild flowers and characteristic trees shrubs vines and ferns. Each description includes both common and scientific names a range map symbols to show the season of bloom and a useful summary code of nine key plant leaf and flower characters to aid in identification. With rich color photographs and brief nontechnical notes to accompany each species this handbook is a valuable reference for tourists residents students and anyone interested in plants in all seasons of the year from Pensacola to the Keys.