Download or read book Wildflowers and Trees of West Virginia written by Christopher M. Gatens and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book West Virginia Trees and Wildflowers written by James Kavanagh and published by Pocket Naturalist Guide. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: West Virginia's 48 state parks, forests, wildlife management areas and rail trails are home to an array of thousands of plants, including the gorgeous state flower - the Rhododendron. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and unique species of trees, shrubs and wildflowers and also includes an ecoregion map featuring prominent botanical sanctuaries. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, pocket-sized folding guide is an excellent source of portable information and ideal for field use by visitors and residents alike. Made in the USA.
Download or read book West Virginia Trees written by Alonzo Beecher Brooks and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wildflowers of West Virginia written by Hassan Amjad and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique collection of over 150 colored photographs. Perfect for the flower-lover's coffee table!
Download or read book Flora of West Virginia written by Perry Daniel Strausbaugh and published by Seneca Press. This book was released on 1978 with total page 1128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Green photosynthetic plants abound in West Virginia. These green ecological producers capture sunlight energy and convert it into chemical energy in the form of sugars. A sugar maple tree, for example, produces tremendous amounts of sap, which it stores in its roots, and uses it to produce green leaves, new twigs, fresh bark and roots. Because green plants produce more food than they themselves can utilize, consumers such as aphids, cardinals, pipevine swallowtail caterpillars, white tailed deer, and rabbits may eat the plants leaves to gain energy themselves. In a complex array of food chains and food webs, plants capture sunlight energy, animals eat them, other animals eat those animals, and the web of life in the ecosystems of West Virginia is supported. Plus, rooted plants affect their environment by holding soil from the eroding effects of rainfall. They provide shelter and cover and building materials for animals. Trees hold tremendous amounts of nutrients within their trunks, branches and twigs. As a result, those soil nutrients are not lost down-stream when spring rains come to the forest. Trees provide various degrees of shade, which in turn provides a variety of micro-habitats within the forest, permitting a great variety of plant species to thrive in dry, wet, or moderately moist situations. Of course, wild plants provide wood, food, and even medicines to the knowing harvester. The plants of West Virginia, then, are critical to our own survival as well as the survival of all the ecosystems of our state. We need to conserve not only the ecological communities these plants live within, but the species of plants themselves. West Virginians can boast of a diversity of plant species. Vascular plants (usually larger plants: ferns, trees, wildflowers, vines, with sophisticated veins for transporting water, nutrients, and sugars) constitute most of the flora, but there are also numerous species of usually smaller, non-vascular plants (mosses, hornworts, liverworts, with less sophisticated means of moving materials throughout their bodies). There have been found in West Virginia to date 2474 vascular taxa, including subspecies and varieties. There are 2344 species of vascular plants recognized in our state, in 779 genera and 160 families. Table 1 highlights those families with the most number of genera or species in them. Three fourths of the vascular flora of West Virginia is native to the state, while the remainder is adventive, introduced, or exotic (Figure 2). While the non-vascular plant data is less complete than the vascular data, to date we have documented 375 species of mosses, liverworts and hornworts in our state. Natural Heritage Programs are concerned about the diversity of life on our planet, documenting it, cataloging it, organizing data about it, all to the end of helping land use managers conserve it. We are concerned about biological diversity, or biodiversity. Biodiversity has been defined in a variety of ways, but one of the simplest definitions may be the best: "The variety of life in an area, including the variety of genes, species, plant and animal communities, ecosystems, and the interactions of these elements." (USDA, Forest Service, Fisheries, Wildlife and Range, Southern Region). Another good definition is this: "At the simplest level, biodiversity is the sum total of all the plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms in the world, or in a particular area; all of their individual variation; and all of the interactions between them. It is the set of living organisms that make up the fabric of the planet Earth and allow it to function as it does, by capturing energy from the sun and using it to drive all of life's processes ... making possible the sustainability of our planet" (Peter H. Raven, Missouri Botanical Garden)
Download or read book Spring Wild Flowers of West Virginia written by Earl Lemley Core and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book West Virginia Medicinal Plants Trees Shrubs A Field Guide written by Bill Church and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2004-05 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 8.5 X 11 Paperback - Spiral Bound to lay flat, 145 pages with color photos. Describes plant usage, location, when to harvest, parts to harvest, where it is found, properties of the plant, and when it is in bloom;has sections that tell when to gather, when it blooms by month and which plants to use for what ailment. Also has color photos for each plant listed.
Download or read book West Virginia Nature Set written by James Kavanagh and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The West Virginia Nature Set offers the best in wildlife and plant identification for The Mountain State. The set includes three Pocket Naturalist Guides to West Virginia, Trees & Wildflowers, Birds, and Wildlife, and is attractively packaged in an acetate bag. The beautifully illustrated folding guides highlight well over 300 familiar and unique species and include ecoregion maps featuring prominent wildlife-viewing areas and botanical sanctuaries. Laminated for durability, Pocket Naturalist Guides are lightweight, pocket-sized sources of portable information and ideal for field use by novices and experts alike. Made in the USA.
Download or read book West Virginia Native Plants Suitable as Food and Cover for Wildlife Wild Flowers and Some Common Ferns written by Thomas W. Skuce and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Vegetation of West Virginia written by Earl Lemley Core and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Flora Of West Virginia written by and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Common Forest Trees of West Virginia written by West Virginia. Department of Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book West Virginia Trees written by A. B. Brooks and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from West Virginia Trees: A Stand of Young White Pines The native trees of West Virginia number about 125, of which 101 are described and illustrated in this publication. The omissions are principally species of unimportant willows and hawthorns which can be identified only by specialists. Some of the more common introduced trees are mentioned in the family descriptions on pages 13 to 27, and a few are illustrated in groups after the descriptions of native species. It has been the object to simplify everything in this publication as much as possible. The meaning of unfamiliar words in the keys and descriptions can be learned by consulting the glossary beginning on page 237. The keys are based principally on characters of leaf and fruit since these are usually available for study during several months in the summer and fall. The text, however, contains brief descriptions of the flowers which often denote most surely the natural relationship of species. Scientific names and the order of arrangement are essentially those of the seventh edition of Gray's New Manual of Botany. The drawings were made by the writer from specimens collected during the past few years. This bulletin has been prepared mainly for those who desire to become more familiar with our native and introduced trees, but who do not have access to the larger publications on the subject. It will serve also as a basis for future forestry studies in the State. Popular interest in forestry, which is sadly lacking in West Virginia at this time, will be stimulated by a more general and more intimate acquaintance with the different kinds of trees. It is hoped that this bulletin will help to create the needed interest. If difficulty is found in determining the name of any tree, specimens mailed to the West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, Morgantown, West Virginia, will be named, if possible, without charge. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Forest Trees of West Virginia written by Conservation Commission of West Virginia and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book West Virginia Trees written by Alonzo Beecher Brooks and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Flora of West Virginia written by Perry Daniel Strausbaugh and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
