Featuring over 600 wildflowers, flowering shrubs, and vines, this user-friendly field guide is the first to focus on the rare, fragile lands and species of the Sandhills region of the Carolinas and Georgia. Characterized by longleaf pine forests, rolling hills, abundant blackwater streams, several major rivers, and porous sandy soils, the Sandhills region stretches from Fayetteville, North Carolina, southwest to Columbus, Georgia, and represents the farthest advance of the Atlantic Ocean some 2 million years ago.
Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region is arranged by habitat, with color tabs to facilitate easy browsing of the nine different natural communities whose plants are described here. Bruce A. Sorrie, a botanist with over 30 years of experience, includes common plants, region-specific endemics, and local rarities, each with its own species description, and over 540 color photos for easy identification. The field guide's opening section includes an introduction to the Sandhills region's geology, soil types, and special relationship to fire ecology; an overview of rare species and present conservation efforts; a glossary and key to flower and leaf structures; and a listing of gardens, preserves, and parklands in the Sandhills region and nearby where wildflowers can be seen and appreciated. Wildflower enthusiasts and professional naturalists alike will find this comprehensive guide extremely useful.
Southern Gateways Guide is a registered trademark of the University of North Carolina Press
ISBN-13: 9780807871867
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publication Date: 06-01-2011
Pages: 392
Product Dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.80(d)
Series: Southern Gateways Guides
Bruce A. Sorrie is a botanist for the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program.
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Focusing on the unique flora and plant communities of the Sandhills, this excellent field guide will be a valuable resource for the general public and trained botanists alike. Bruce Sorrie brings important conservation attention to this beautiful, under-valued region, encouraging readers to get to know, love, and preserve this area.—Linda Chafin, State Botanical Garden of Georgia
This comprehensive field guide, written by one of the foremost authorities on the Sandhills ecosystem, provides an excellent approach to exploring and discovering the wildflowers of the Sandhills' entire tri-state area.—James Hardin, Professor Emeritus of Botany, North Carolina State University
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
The Sandhills Region 2
Rare Species and Conservation 7
Format and Style Conventions 11
Flowers and Leaves Function and Structure 17
Glossary 25
Natural Communities
Dry Longleaf Pineland 35
Turkey Oak Scrub 99
Oak-Hickory Forest 119
Streamheads And Seepage Slopes 155
Moist Pine Flatwoods and River Terraces 219
Blackwater Rivers and Cypress-Gum Swamps 229
Beaver Ponds and Impoundments 269
Depression Ponds and Vernal Pools 297
Roadsides and Disturbed Ground 307
Places to Visit 345
Bibliography 351
Photo Credits 355
Index 357
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