This field guide features the wildflowers in the heart of the Rockies from the Yellowstone ecosystem of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho, north to the Rocky Mountain front range in Montana and west through central Idaho to the Blue Mountains of Oregon and Washington. It includes vibrant photos and descriptions of over 260 wildflowers, arranged by colour and family for quick and easy reference. You'll also find edible and medicinal properties, traditional Native American uses, historical facts, and the origin of plant names.
Formerly a forest service ecologist, range manager, and forester, Wayne Phillips now writes and teaches botany part-time and is a board member of the Montana Native Plant Society. He is also the author of Northern Rocky Mountain Wildflowers.