Includes 1,500 species and lots of illustrations of cacti. Seven kinds of lupines that look like bluebonnets. We got our copy in Sonora, California. The usual Peterson handbook thoroughness. Some 117 plates of wildflowers painted by Ms. Parker.
Watercolors show very special closeness with flowers.
Depicts stems and plant. Good clues for photographing or finding the personality in plants. Sometimes understatement does carry the day. If your child is not interested in botany or biology, this book ought to do the trick. The Eyewitness books are unlike anything on the market.