With this basic beginner's field guide to North American wildflowers, all who enjoy nature and the outdoors can identify common wildflowers, from backyard weeds to dainty forest blossoms. In a logical, user-friendly, highly visual format, National Geographic Pocket Guide to Wildflowers of North America – one of the growing series of National Geographic pocket guides – offers key facts about 160 of the most common wildflowers, coast to coast including Canada and Alaska.
To help with identification, each of the 160 entries has both a photograph showing the blooming plant in context and a commissioned colour illustration showing the blossom in close-up. National Geographic Pocket Guide to Wildflowers of North America is the perfect starting point for anyone, young or old, interested in learning how to identify wildflowers.