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AcknowledgmentsMap of the Western PlainsForeword by Benny J. SimpsonForeword by David K. NorthingtonGuide to Plant Names and Plant FamiliesIntroductionACANTHACEAE - Acanthus FamilyALISMATACEAE - Water Plantain FamilyAMARYLLIDACEAE - Amaryllis or Daffodil FamilyASCLEPIADACEAE  - Milkweed FamilyBERBERIDACEAE - Barberry FamilyBORAGINACEAE - Borage or Forget-me-not FamilyCACTACEAE - Cactus FamilyCAMPANULACEAE - Bluebell or Lobelia FamilyCAPPARIDACEAE - Caper or Spiderflower FamilyCHENOPODIACEAE - Goosefoot FamilyCOMMELINACEAE - Spiderwort FamilyCOMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE) - Daisy, Sunflower, or Aster FamilyCONVOLVULACEAE - Morning Glory FamilyCRUCIFERAE (BRASSICACEAE) - Mustard FamilyCUCURBITACEAE - Gourd or Melon Family EPHEDRACEAE - Ephedra FamilyFUMARIACEAE - Bleeding Heart FamilyGENTIANACEAE - Gentian FamilyGERANIACEAE - Geranium FamilyHYDROPHYLLACEAE - Waterleaf FamilyIRIDACEAE - Iris FamilyKRAMERIACEAE - Rhatany FamilyLABIATAE (LAMIACEAE) - Mint FamilyLEGUMINOSAE (FABACEAE) - Legume, Bean, or Pea FamilyLILIACEAE - Lily FamilyLINACEAE - Flax FamilyLOASACEAE - Stick-leaf FamilyMALVACEAE - Mallow FamilyMARTYNIACEAE - Unicorn Plant FamilyNYCTAGINACEAE - Four-o'clock FamilyNYMPHAEACEAE - Water Lily FamilyONAGRACEAE - Evening Primrose FamilyORCHIDACEAE - Orchid FamilyOXALIDACEAE - Wood Sorrel FamilyPAPAVERACEAE - Poppy FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE - Plantain FamilyPOLEMONIACEAE - Phlox FamilyPOLYGALACEAE - Milkwort FamilyPOLYGONACEAE - Knotweed or Smartweed FamilyPORTULACACEAE - Purslane FamilyRANUNCULACEAE - Buttercup or Crowfoot FamilyROSACEAE - Rose FamilyRUBIACEAE - Coffee, Bluet, or Madder FamilySCROPHULARIACEAE - Snapdragon FamilySOLANACEAE - Potato or Nightshade FamilyTAMARICACEAE - Tamarisk FamilyVERBENACEAE - Vervain FamilyZYGOPHYLLACEAE - Caltrop FamilyIllustrated GlossaryGlossaryBibliographyIndex

About the Author

Zoe Merriman Kirkpatrick, a Texas naturalist, has been studying and photographing western wildflowers for more than twenty-five years. Her public slide shows have increased people's awareness of the beauty and fragility of the western plains and generated many requests for a field guide to these remarkable flowers.

Reviews

"Dreamers, as well as those living in or trekking through the western Great Plains, a region from eastern Montana and the western Dakotas south to West Texas, will put this delightful volume to good use."—Diane M. Calabrese, American References Books Annual