Field
Identification of Wildflowers
Stephen G. Saupe
Biology
Department
College of St. Benedict/St. John�s University
(this handout was prepared for a
presentation to Master Gardener's)
A. Field Guides:
Among the excellent guides to wildflower identification are:
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Courtenay,
Booth & J. H. Zimmerman. 1978. Wildflowers and Weeds. Fireside Books.
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Ladd, D and F
Oberle. 1995. Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers. Falcon, Helena, MT.
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Moyle, J. and
Moyle. 2001. Northland Wild Flowers: A Guide for the Minnesota Region.
Revised Edition. Univ. of Minnesota Press.
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Newcomb, L.
1977. Newcomb's Wildflower Guide. Little, Brown and Company, NY.
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Peterson, RT
and M McKenny. 1968. A Field Guide to Wildflowers. Houghton
Mifflin, Boston.
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Runkel, and
Roosa. 1989. Wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie: The Upper Midwest.
Iowa State University Press.
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Vance, FR, JR
Jowsey & JS McLean. 1984. Wildflowers of the Northern Great Plains.
Univ. of Minnesota Press.
B. Web Sites:
C. Technical
Literature:
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Gleason, HA and
A Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United
States and Adjacent Canada. 2nd edition. New York Botanical
Garden, NY.
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Morley, T.
1969. Spring Flora of Minnesota. University of Minnesota Press,
Mpls (and UM Department of Botany).
D. Using the
Technical Literature:
requires understanding of floral/fruit structures
insert diagrams here
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