Field Guide to Coastal Wetland Plants of the Southeastern United States
A superb illustrated flora with clear line drawings by talented botanical artist Abigail Rorer. With more than 250 specimens fully described, one can identify any plant found in the coastal wetlands of the Southeast. An informative introduction covers the description of wetland plant communities.... There is an illustrated key to further enhance the manual. For species illustrated, Tiner provides description, flowing period, habitat, wetland indicator status, range, and similar species. A must for every library featuring botanical coverage or regional floras.(Choice)Fills an empty niche for the interested layperson and wetlands ecologist alike.... This is a book that should be in the hands of everyone interested in the field ecology of the southeastern coast.(Quarterly Review of Biology)A field guide worthy of its name. It is comprehensive and easy to use for identifying the majority of plants encountered in southeastern coastal marshes and mangrove swamps. However, with an informative chapter on coastal wetland ecology, accompanied by good photographs of significant wetlands, it is more than a field guide.... Unique to the book is the key (really a series of five keys that culminate in a major key--the illustrated key to flowering herbs). This is a very usable way to present such material.... I recommend this book highly.(Science Books and Films)An easy-to-use, authoritative field guide for amateurs and specialists.... For those libraries that already own Tiner's guide to wetland plants of the northeast, this guide is essential to complete the coverage for the entire east coast.(American Reference Books Annual)