num_pages: 232
description: Second Place Winner of the Design and Effectiveness Award of the Washington Publishers Buttonbush. Hercules' Club. Panic Grass. Tearthumb. Beach Spurge. Sea Rocket. Ladies' Tresses. These name a few of the wild and wonderful plants found in this quick reference guide to plants of the Chesapeake Bay. Written by wetland scientists with decades of experience in the Bay's waterways this guide includes detailed descriptions and beautiful photographs of the plants most commonly found in the Chesapeake Bay. Grasses trees wildflowers aquatic vegetationif it grows in the tidal or nearshore regions of the Bay chances are it is in this book the features of which include  over 200 illustrations information on more than 100 species of plants clear accessible descriptions of each plant accompanied by close-up photographs for quick accurate identification discussion of where to find each plant how they reproduce and how humans use them easy-to-follow organization by habitat The guide's vivid text and photographs make the wide array of plants along the waters marshes and shorelines of the Chesapeake Bay easy to identify and wondrous to behold. Its compact portable design encourages naturalists local residents boaters researchers and the curious-minded alike to throw the guide in their pack and explore the botanical bounty of the Chesapeake Bay.
language: English
title: Plants of the Chesapeake Bay: A Guide to Wildflowers, Grasses, Aquatic Vegetation, Trees, Shrubs, and Other Flora
publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press