National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers by Nancy C. Olmstead, William A. Niering (1979, Paperback, Illustrated)

This is a very informative, quick and easy to use reference guide that has good color pictures and wonderful references to many North American wildflowers. Not every one is listed in here but I found many to most are. It has been my field guide since I was an older child using my mom's. Without it, I would be very lost as to what kinds of native flowers are in my area. I also love it's compact size instead of being a big, bulky, hard to carry around study guide. I haven't found it's equal or better yet. I use mine every year and I think every household should own a copy. A great family resource tool.

Another excellent guide put out by the National Audubon Society.
The book starts with color photos listing flowers by color...each image has a page to reference with information containing: Description, time of flowering, habitat, range, look-alikes as well as some basic information like cultivations and if native or not.
Highly recommend this book.

This is a well organized book with beautiful pictures, a great resource for the naturalist or anyone who wants to know about the wildflowers they see.

thanks it was a great book to buy........................................................................................

You can find the flower with the pictures and it gives the
information page to find out the specifics of the plant. Easy
to use. Well worth having when you are uncertain which flower
it is.

The Audubon Society field guides are the best series of nature identification books that I have seen. They have very nice color photos that make it easy to identify what your looking at. The books also have descriptons of what your looking at. They are small enough to fit in a cargo pocket so you can easily take it with you when going outside. In my opinion these books are a must have for anyone interested, or curious about nature. Knowing what your looking at is nice.