Product Description
This manual is essentially a condensation of the five-volume work, 'Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest.' The sequence of families is the same in the two works except for the transposition of the monocotyledons and dicotyledons.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 5 reviews)

Great book in great condition at a great price

Kudos to the marketing team at Amazon. Out of the blue they sent me an email notifying me of a sale on a text that I have needed for years. It was a great price so I bit. It turns out that the book is like new. I am a happy camper.
October 30, 2007

This is for the serious botanist

Contains excellent illustrations. The terminology and abbreviations may be confusing to some. Needs to be updated as some of the family nomenclature has been changed. I wouldn't recommend this for the average "what's this plant" person.
April 22, 2003

Flora of the Pacific Northwest

EXCELLENT first-book to reach for when needing proper scientific terminology. Does include some common names in the descriptions. Extremely detailed and uses extensive abbreviations. I used this book in Univ. of Idaho botany classes in the 1980's and still use it in my daily job now (year 2000). However, it does indeed need to be updated for current terminology and names, including lower-case spellings.
February 18, 2000

"The" Botany Key.

This botany key is used by University of Idaho's botany classes. It is still "the" book reached for by the professional in the work force. Afterall, what else is there that is so comprehensive? However, it is in need of revision due to changes in genus and specie names since its fifth printing of 1981.
January 22, 1999

Respected key for Pacific Northwest flora.

This key for PNW flora is the key used by Washington State University. Text is scientific in nature, and is not intended for pleasure reading. An excellent but complex key, it follows a standard dichotomous (two choices for each step) format. Although not intended for the layman, the text includes a good glossary and has helpful black and white illustrations. This book would not be a good introduction to dichotomous keying as it is designed for the serious botanist.
December 31, 1998

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