Plants of Rocky Mountain National Park,9781560449102

Plants of Rocky Mountain National Park

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ISBN13: 9781560449102
ISBN10: 1560449101
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2000-06-01
Publisher(s): Falcon
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Summary

Complete revision of the definitive guide to the flora of the Rocky Mountain National Park region.

Table of Contents

Preface v
Introduction
1(8)
Focus of the Manual
1(1)
Plant Identification Keys
How to Use a Key to Identify a Plant
1(1)
Scientific Names, Common Names, and Plant Habitats
1(1)
Measurements
2(1)
In Pursuit of Plants in the Estes Park Area
2(4)
Ruth Elizabeth Ashton Nelson (1896-1987)
2(1)
Early Collectors
3(1)
Recent Collectors
4(1)
Ecological Studies
5(1)
Annotated References
6(3)
Ecology of the Rocky Mountain National Park Region
9(12)
Life Zones
9(1)
Ecological Rules of Thumb
10(1)
Life Zones of Rocky Mountain National Park
11(10)
Montane Life Zone
11(4)
Subalpine Life Zone
15(3)
Alpine Life Zone
18(3)
Plants of Rocky Mountain National Park: Keys and Descriptions
21(32)
Organization of the Manual and Preliminary Key
21(1)
Ferns
22(6)
Fern Relatives
28(3)
Cone-bearing Plants
31(4)
Flowering Plants: Keys to Families and Some Species
35(18)
Trees and Shrubs
35(4)
Herbaceous Plants
39(14)
Flowering Plants: Family Descriptions and Species' Keys and Descriptions
53(192)
Illustrated Glossary and Abbreviations 245(7)
Park Map 252(1)
Index 253

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