Instant Guide to Wildflowers (Instant Guides (Random House))
An Instant Guide to Wildflowersis an ideal compact  identification guide to wildflowers commonly seen around the cities, roadsides, woods, and open areas of North America.This user-friendly guide assumes no previous knowledge:  an easy-to-follow system of color-coded bands (denoting color of flower) and symbols (giving typical location) leads quickly to the correct section of the book.  Detailed, full-color illustrations of flowers, leaves, and shape of plant, plus a distribution map and concise informative text, allow you to identify positively the most familiar species of North America.