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As a result of over 25 years of practical experience, Dave Jolly, Senior Instructor of the EARTHQUEST Biological Field School, has produced a photo field guide technical manual on Ontario's Species at Risk plants. This publication provides details on plant genera visual field characteristics, Ecological Land Classification ecosite and vegetation types, habitat, environmental leglislation, distribution, status (endangered, threatened, vulnerable, provincial and regional rank, etc.), accurate distribution maps merging Natural Heritage Information Centre (NHIC) data with the EARTHQUEST Plants of Ontario database, confusing species which may be easily misidentified - eg. Butternut or White walnut vs. Black walnut, spring, summer, fall and winter photos of leaves, bark, leaf buds/scales/bundle traces, flowers/fruits of native species, as well as seasonal flowering dates. The technical manual covers 26 families, 34 genera and 50 species of SAR and S1 - 3 ranked plants of Ontario. All of this information is presented on 2- 4 pages for each plant, with an index set up in the format of a binomial key based on flower colour, leaf shape and/or veination and habitat type. The purpose of this book is to supplement information provided by the NHIC, recovery strategies, COSEWIC status reports and Ontario Management Plans as a "all-in-one, one stop" resource. It is an open file, whereby the $150.00 fee is a one time fee. Once paid you would be emailed updates and addendums when the status of plants, maps, technical details, etc. are changed. You would also receive volumes 2, 3, etc. We would like to thank TD/Canada Trust's Friends of the Environment Foundation for sponsoring this much needed book!
Comparatively, this is the first publication that truly attempts to include all the information that a Botanist, Ecologist, teacher, student, Habitat Restoration Ecologist, Arborist, Herbalist, Ecological Land Classifier, Gardener or Nursery needs to quickly and accurately identify rare vascular plants. This publication is essential for scientists and practioners to increase their rate and accuracy for identifying plants in the field or to classify natural terrestrial, aquatic or wetland areas based on vegetation characterics
To order this book please email or phone
Download a Sample copy
To order this book please fill out the reservation form and email as a Jpeg or PDF file to attention of Mr. Dave Jolly at; earthquestcanada@yahoo.com. Once purchased you'll be given a password to download field manual.
The following organizations have been donated copies of our book;
i. Rondeau Provincial Park
Purchase your copy of our new book on the flora and fauna of the Niagara Escarpment World Biosphere Reserve
Purchase your copy of our new photo field guide book on tree & shrub Genera of Ontario
D. Jolly, B.Sc.
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