[PDF] Hawaii Trees And Wildflowers eBook

Author : James Kavanagh
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,69 MB
Release : 2010-04
Category : Botany, Hawaiian
ISBN : 9781583555095

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The state flower, the Yellow Hibiscus, is one of thousands of species of plants growing in the diverse ecosystems found throughout Hawaii. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and unique species of trees, shrubs and wildflowers and also includes a habitat map featuring prominent botanical sanctuaries. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, pocket-sized folding guide is an excellent source of portable information and ideal for field use by visitors and residents alike. Made in the USA.

Author : Waterford Press
Publisher : Waterford Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,20 MB
Release : 2023-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781620056431

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For those looking to venture into the realm of tropical island plants, Hawaii is a living laboratory rich in floral diversity and endemism. The Aloha State has thousand of vascular plants, including over 1000 endemics. This is made possible by the varied terrain and humid climate that support multiple plant communities such as coastal shrublands, lowland dry forests, montane wet forests, bogs, and shore cliffs. Sifting through such a vast assemblage of plants is daunting to say the least, so it helps to have a starting point like the portable reference Hawaii Trees & Wildflowers. Beautifully illustrated, it includes 140 common and familiar trees shrubs and wildflowers like state flower Yellow Hibiscus as well as an ecoregion map showing over 20 botanical sanctuaries and learning sites. Laminated for durability, this 12-panel folding pocket guide is the ideal companion for educators, learners, naturalists, and botanists who wish to deepen their understanding of Hawaii's natural history through its plant life. Made in the USA.

Author : James Kavanagh
Publisher : Waterford Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,99 MB
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Animals
ISBN : 9781620051368

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The Hawaii Nature Set offers the best in wildlife and plant identification for The Aloha State. The set includes three 12-panel, laminated, folding Pocket Naturalist Guides to Hawaii: Trees & Wildflowers, Birds, and Wildlife. Set is value-priced and is attractively packaged in an acetate bag.

Author : S. H. Sohmer
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 24,19 MB
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780824810962

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The Hawaiian islands, isolated by thousands of miles of ocean for millions of years, posses a unique assemblage of native flowers and plants. This text describes more than 130 indigenous and endemic species of Hawaiian plants, their characteristics and habitats, and how they came to be. The photographs aim to provide an easy and accurate means of recognizing a given plant and serve as a permanent record of the Hawaiian islands' fast-disappearing native flora.

Author : Lois Lucas
Publisher : Bess Press
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 47,63 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780935848113

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An introduction to 20 plants of the Ancient Hawaiians. Includes illustrations, uses, proverbs, and poems.

Author : Angela Kay Kepler
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 19,2 MB
Release : 1998-05-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780824819941

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Almost 90 per cent of Hawaii's flora are found nowhere else in the world. This text presents a revised edition of a guide book to these and other plants that comprise some of the most unique ecosystems in the world. In a series of essays, the author weaves cultural and biological, historical and geographic, aesthetic and spiritual aspects of Hawaiian ecology into non-technical accounts of 32 plants important to early Hawaiians.

Author : California Native Plant Society. Redbud Chapter
Publisher : California Native Plant Society
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 38,13 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Nature
ISBN :

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"Describes and illustrates with color photos 520 species of wildflowers found in Nevada and Placer Counties, California. Also provides a physical description of the area, places to see wildflowers, Native American uses, and a complete plant checklist, which includes thirty-eight percent of the plants known to grow wild in California"--Provided by publisher.