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Author Del Tredici, Peter, 1945- author.

Title Wild urban plants of the Northeast : a field guide / Peter Del Tredici ; foreword by Steward T.A. Pickett
Edition Second edition
Published Ithaca : Comstock Publishing Associates, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2020
©2020

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 408 pages) : color illustrations, map
Contents Mosses and ferns -- Horsetails -- Conifers -- Woody dicots -- Herbaceous dicots -- Monocots
Summary "Second edition of illustrated field guide to wild urban plants of the northeastern United States. Includes 158 main entries plus 64 secondary species-feature descriptive information including scientific name and taxonomic authority, common names, botanical family, life form, place of origin, and identification features. Each entry is accompanied by original full-color photographs by the author which show the plants' characteristics and growth forms in their typical habitats"-- Provided by publisher
Analysis edible wild plants, foraging
urban ecology, climate change, globalization, urbanization, weeds, invasive species, ecosystem services, phytoremediation
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Urban plants -- Northeastern States -- Identification
Weeds -- Northeastern States -- Identification
NATURE -- Plants -- General.
Urban plants
Weeds
Northeastern States
Genre/Form Field guides
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019025508
ISBN 9781501740466
1501740466
9781501740459
1501740458