Field guide to tidal wetland plants of the northeastern United States and neighboring Canada
Subtitle: vegetation of beaches, tidal flats, rocky shores, marshes, swamps, and coastal ponds
By: Ralph W. Tiner ; drawings by Abigail Rorer.
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Amherst
Language: eng
Number of pages: 459
ISBN-13: 9781558496675; 9781558496668
Subjects: Wetland plants -- Northeastern States; Wetland plants -- Canada
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Tidal wetland types; title: Marine wetlands; title: Estuarine wetlands; title: Tidal freshwater wetlands; title: Coastal aquatic beds; title: Overview of plant characteristics; title: Life form; title: Leaf types; title: Leaf arrangements; title: Unique or uncommon vegetative properties; title: Flower types; title: Arrangement of flowers; title: Distinguishing among grasses, sedges, and rushes; title: Grasses; title: Sedges; title: Rushes; title: How to identify plants using this book; title: Introduction to the keys; title: How to use the keys; title: A. Key to aquatic plants of salt and brackish waters; title: B. Key to aquatic plants of tidal fresh waters; title: C. Key to tidal flat plants; title: D. Key to rocky shore plants; title: E. Key to beach plants; title: F. Key to salt and brackish marsh flowering herbs and herbaceous vines (excluding graminoids and vines); title: G. Key to salt and brackish marsh graminoids; title: H. Key to salt and brackish marsh shrubs and woody vines; title: I. Key to tidal freshwater flowering herbs (excluding graminoids and vines); title: J. Key to tidal freshwater graminoids; title: K. Key to tidal freshwater shrubs; title: L. Key to tidal freshwater trees; title: M. Key to tidal freshwater vines and trailing plants; title: Keys for tidal wetland and aquatic plant identification; title: Plant descriptions and illustrations; title: Plants of salt and brackish tidal waters; title: Plants of fresh tidal waters; title: Plants of tidal mudflats; title: Plants of coastal beaches; title: Plants of salt and brackish marshes; title: Plants of tidal freshwater wetlands.