Handbook of North Dakota Plants

Fargo, ND: North Dakota State Univ Pr, 1950. First Edition (?); First Printing. Hardcover. Good+ with no dust jacket. Green edition. Wear on spine edges. Owner's stamp on inside cover. ; Plant data from North Dakota State University provides a goldmine of information for climate change research. Much of the historical data was collected by O. A. Stevens from 1907 to 1961. Stevens, for whom Stevens Hall is named on the NDSU campus, was recognized as the world's leading expert on North Dakota plants, fastidiously collecting prairie plants from across North Dakota during his 67-year career at NDSU. This book is the classic 1963 North Dakota plant handbook written by NDSU Professor Orin Alva Stevens. It is a comprehensive study of plants of North Dakota, illustrated and written in layman's terms. The red hardcover has no dust jacket issued with it. Contents: Introduction; Plant Collections in North Dakota (Early Plant Collectors and Recent Plant Collectors) ; Names of Plants (Scientific Names) ; Physiology of North Dakota (General Topography, Soils, Vegetation Types, Distribution of Species Within the State, General Distribution, Introduced Plants) ; Plant Characters; How to Use the Keys; Short Key to Principal Families; General Key to Families; Description of Species; Summary of Families; Definition of Terms; Index. 324 pages. ; Textbook; B&W Illustrations; 9.2 X 6.1 X 0.1 inches; 324 pages DC3.