A handy guide to wildflowers, grasses, trees, and other plants of the Atlantic coast

This beautifully illustrated book introduces readers to 125 frequently encountered wildflowers and other plants that grow in coastal habitats from Massachusetts to central Florida. Concise and readable, it will appeal to everyone from the budding naturalist out to enjoy a day at the beach to the professional scientist seeking accurate, current information about coastal plants.
-- Each entry includes the plant's scientific and common names, notes about its range and habitat, and a color photograph.
-- Detailed species descriptions cover growth habits and life history, flowers and fruits, human uses, and importance to wildlife.
-- Other features include a section on planning field trips to coastal areas, a glossary, and a list of selected natural areas to visit.

Irene H. Stuckey and Lisa Lofland Gould are well known for their popular field trips, lectures, writings, and photographs devoted to wild plants and plant ecology. Stuckey is professor emerita of plant physiology at the University of Rhode Island's Agricultural Experiment Station, where her recent research focused on salt marshes. Gould is a research associate at the University of Rhode Island, executive director of the Rhode Island Natural History Survey, and a founder of the Rhode Island Wild Plant Society.