Field Guide to Wildflowers of Nebraska and the Great Plains: Second Edition

280 Pages·2012·129.556 MB·English

by  Farrar, Jon

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Field Guide to
Wildflowers of
Nebraska and
the Great Plains
Second Edition
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Field Guide to
A Bur Oak Guide
Holly Carver, series editor
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W ildflowers
of Nebraska
and the
Great Plains
Second Edition
Jon Farrar
Published for the
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
by the University of Iowa Press, Iowa City
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University of Iowa Press, Iowa City 52242 Library of Congress
Copyright © 2011 by the Nebraska Game Cataloging-in-Publication Data
and Parks Commission Farrar, Jon, 1947–
Field guide to wildflowers of Nebraska and
www.uiowapress.org
the Great Plains / by Jon Farrar. — 2nd ed.
Printed in China p. cm. — (A Bur Oak guide)
Design by April Leidig-Higgins ISBN-13: 978-1-60938-071-7 (pbk.)
ISBN-10: 1-60938-071-1 (pbk.)
No part of this book may be reproduced or used
ISBN-13: 978-1-60938-072-4 (e-book)
in any form or by any means without permission
ISBN-10: 1-60938-072-X (e-book)
in writing from the publisher. All reasonable steps
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have been taken to contact copyright holders of
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material used in this book. The publisher would
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be pleased to make suitable arrangements with
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any whom it has not been possible to reach.
I. Title. II. Title: Wildflowers of Nebraska and
All photos are by Jon Farrar, with the following the Great Plains. III. Series: Bur Oak guide.
exceptions: Rocky Hoffmann, pages 22 left, 177; QK172.F37 2012
Greg Beaumont, page 28 left; Chris Mercer, page 582.130978 — dc22 2011014795
33; Ken Bouc, pages 85, 174 left; Don Cunning-
ham, page 185 right; Bob Grier, page 215 right;
Gerry Steinauer, page 224 right.
The University of Iowa Press is a member of
Green Press Initiative and is committed to
preserving natural resources.
Printed on acid-free paper
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Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Conservation of Wildflowers 1
Nebraska’s Wildflower Regions 5
How to Use This Field Guide 13
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Green Flowers 19
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White Flowers 25
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Yellow Flowers 93
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Orange to Red Flowers 149
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Pink to Red-violet Flowers 157
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Blue-violet to Blue Flowers 217
Glossary 247
Illustrated Glossary 251
References and Additional Reading 257
Index 259
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Acknowledgments
After being out-of-print for nearly 20 Additional identifications were provided
years, and outrageously high prices being by James Stubbendieck, University of Ne-
paid for dog-eared, first edition copies, it braska-Lincoln and director of the Center
is a joy to again have Field Guide to Wild- for Great Plains Study; Gerry Steinauer,
flowers of Nebraska and the Great Plains Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
riding along on car seats or in backpacks botanist; Steven Rolfsmeier, Kansas State
as wildflower enthusiasts explore prairies, University Herbarium; and Robert Kaul,
woodlands, and wetlands in search of University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Gerry
those ever-changing splashes of color we Steinauer updated species descriptions and
call wildflowers. This second edition is nomenclature and made the Conserva-
much like the loved first edition, but tion of Wildflowers section current. Plant
better. There have been many changes in names and descriptions now generally con-
the names of wildflowers and their rela- form to Robert Kaul, David Sutherland,
tionships to one another over the last two and Steven Rolfsmeier’s Flora of Nebraska,
decades. This edition brings nomenclature the botanical bible for Nebraska and
up to date and refines plant descriptions; neighboring states. And the Native Ne-
where possible, species are illustrated with braska Vegetation Map by Kaul and Rolfs-
better photographs. Additionally, the meier is a welcome improvement over the
vegetative regions of the state are more vegetation map used in the first edition.
accurately delineated and described. This Pen-and-ink illustrations are the work of
second edition is a notable improvement Tim Reigert, Nebraska Game and Parks
over an already good field guide. Commission. Sarah Johnson, Nebraska
A book of this nature is always the Game and Parks Commission librarian,
combined knowledge and work of many brought systematic order to the film and
people. This edition of Field Guide to digital images used to illustrate the field
Wildflowers of Nebraska and the Great guide. Holly Carver, editor, University of
Plains is no exception. Nearly all wild- Iowa Press, provided frequent good cheer,
flower species in this field guide were encouragement, and sound advice. Thanks
identified from pressed specimens by also to managing editor Charlotte Wright,
the following botanists: Mike Fritz and design and production manager Karen
Curtis Twedt, Nebraska Game and Parks Copp, designer April Leidig-Higgins, and
Commission; Hal Nagel, University of copy editor Joan Stearns.
Nebraska-Kearney; Ronald Weedon, Any errors in this second edition of Field
Chadron State College; and David Suther- Guide to Wildflowers of Nebraska and the
land, University of Nebraska-Omaha. Great Plains are solely those of the author.
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Field Guide to
Wildflowers of
Nebraska and
the Great Plains
Second Edition