Saving the Wild South : The Fight for Native Plants on the Brink of Extinction /

"From the Miccosukee gooseberry to the Florida torreya, the twelve plants starring in The wild South are native to the American South, a place known for its astonishingly rich biodiversity. Georgann Eubanks treks across the region, from Alabama to North Carolina, reporting on their wondrous bio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eubanks, Georgann (Author)
Other Authors: Campbell, Donna, 1951- (Photographer)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Rare plants.
Plant conservation.
Endangered plants.
Plant conservation > Southern States.
Rare plants > Southern States.
Endangered plants > Southern States.
Southern States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Yadkin River goldenrod and Heller's blazing star
  • Florida torreya
  • Alabama canebrake pitcher plant and green pitcher plant
  • Miccosukee gooseberry
  • Shoals spider lily (Cahaba lily)
  • Morefield's leather flower
  • Michaux's sumac
  • River cane
  • Schweinitz's sunflower
  • American chaffseed
  • Epilogue: tending the garden.

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