Weeds of the Woods (new edition)
Glen Blouin
9781551099507
128 pages
Nimbus Publishing
Overview
This handy guide to wild trees and shrubs of eastern North America will assist readers in identifying individual species by leaf, bark, flower, and fruit. It includes insightful information on each plant’s habitat, its importance in the larger ecosystem, and its ornamental and medicinal uses. The book uses colour photographs of the individual plants to help identify the various wild trees and shrubs. Blouin gives both the scientific names for the individual plants and their popular variations in English, French, Mi’kmaq, and Maliseet.
Author Bio
Award-winning science writer Glen Blouin holds a master's degree in forestry, and is the author of An Eclectic Guide to Trees of the Rockies.
