Field guide to tidal wetland plants of the northeastern United States and neighboring Canada : vegetation of beaches, tidal flats, rocky shores, marshes, swamps, and coastal ponds / Ralph W. Tiner ; drawings by Abigail Rorer.
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TextPublication details: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c2009.Description: xviii, 459 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps (some col.) ; 27 cmISBN: - 9781558496668 (library cloth ed. : alk. paper)
- 1558496661 (library cloth ed. : alk. paper)
- 9781558496675 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 155849667X (pbk. : alk. paper)
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- QK117 .T56 2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-445) and index.
Tidal wetland types. Marine wetlands ; Estuarine wetlands ; Tidal freshwater wetlands ; Coastal aquatic beds -- Overview of plant characteristics. Life form ; Leaf types ; Leaf arrangements ; Unique or uncommon vegetative properties ; Flower types ; Arrangement of flowers ; Distinguishing among grasses, sedges, and rushes ; Grasses ; Sedges ; Rushes -- How to identify plants using this book. Introduction to the keys ; How to use the keys -- Keys for tidal wetland and aquatic plant identification. A. Key to aquatic plants of salt and brackish waters ; B. Key to aquatic plants of tidal fresh waters ; C. Key to tidal flat plants ; D. Key to rocky shore plants ; E. Key to beach plants ; F. Key to salt and brackish marsh flowering herbs and herbaceous vines (excluding graminoids) ; G. Key to salt and brackish marsh graminoids ; H. Key to salt and brackish marsh shrubs and woody vines ; I. Key to tidal freshwater flowering herbs (excluding graminoids and vines) ; J. Key to tidal freshwater graminoids ; K. Key to tidal freshwater shrubs ; L. Key to tidal freshwater trees ; M. Key to tidal freshwater vines and trailing plants -- Plant descriptions and illustrations. Plants of salt and brackish tidal waters ; Plants of fresh tidal waters ; Plants of tidal mudflats ; Plants of coastal beaches ; Plants of salt and brackish marshes ; Plants of tidal freshwater wetlands.