New Mexico Trees & Wildflowers: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Plants

by James Kavanagh (Author), Waterford Press (Author), Leung Raymond (Illustrator)

New Mexico is a great place to learn about plants, owing to its over 4000 described species, the fourth largest floral diversity in the US. A major driver of this biodiversity is the Land of Enchantment's varied typography and resulting broad mix of unique ecosystems such as alpine coniferous forests, deserts, juniper scrub, plains, and riparian edges. The spring blooming of desert flowers like state flower yucca is a can't-miss natural phenomenon, as it offers a brief flourish of color and life. Sifting through such a wide array of plant species can be challenging, so it helps to start by establishing a foundation of knowledge about the most representative species. You can do this with the portable reference, New Mexico Trees & Wildflowers, which includes 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 the ideal companion for educators, learners, naturalists, and botanists who wish to sharpen their plant identification skills and peer more closely into plants' fascinating lives. Made in the USA.

Author Biography

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.