{"product_id":"ladies-tresses-in-your-pocket-paul-martin-brown-9781587296567","title":"Ladies'-Tresses in Your Pocket: A Guide to the Native Ladies'-Tresses Orchids, Spiranthes, of the United States and Canada","description":"Native orchids are increasingly threatened by pressure from population growth and development but, nonetheless, still present a welcome surprise to observant hikers in every state and province. Compiled and illustrated by long-time orchid specialist Paul Martin Brown, this pocket guide to ladies'-tresses is the first in a series that will cover all the wild orchids of the United States and Canada. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrown provides general distributional information, time of flowering, and habitat requirements for each species as well as a complete list of hybrids and the many different growth and color forms that can make identifying orchids so intriguing. He includes information on 256 species, 3 additional varieties, and 7 hybrids. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWild ladies'-tresses occur from British Columbia, with the hooded ladies'-tresses, \u003ci\u003eSpiranthes romanzoffiana\u003c\/i\u003e, to Florida, with Eaton's-ladies'-tresses, \u003ci\u003eS. eatonii.\u003c\/i\u003e The newest species to science, \u003ci\u003eSpiranthes stellata\u003c\/i\u003e, the starry ladies'-tresses, is featured. Most of these species are easy to identify based upon their general appearance, range, and time of flowering. Answer three simple questions--when, where, and how does it grow? Then compare the living plant with the striking photos in these backpack-friendly laminated guides and consult the keys that Brown has created. Following these steps should enable both professional and amateur naturalists to achieve the satisfaction of identifying specific orchids in their native environment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Martin Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 158729656X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781587296567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Iowa Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Folded\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.57w x 0.20d\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot available to be shipped via Media Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Martin Brown","offers":[{"title":"Folded","offer_id":43985216504063,"sku":"9781587296567","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_730f188e-242b-44c8-af2a-d8409b6f817f.jpg?v=1683276248","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ladies-tresses-in-your-pocket-paul-martin-brown-9781587296567","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}