Plant Guides

Individuals can’t save the world alone. But if millions of us work together to save our own patch of earth—then we really have a shot. How do we do...

An essential guide to rearing butterflies and moths in a butterfly-friendly garden.This outstanding guidebook is for butterfly lovers and gardeners...

It is possible to grow trees from seed within a decade - the secret is to know what seeds to collect and how to prepare and plant them. This book...

Key to identifying non-woody plants in late fall and winter by the dried structures that remain after frost, such as pods, dried flower heads, seed...

Learn to identify, collect, and prepare wild edibles!Step into your backyard, garden, or nearby green space, and harvest an abundance of free, nutr...

For amateur collectors or professional mycologists working in the field, this guidebook is quite simply the best North American mushroom reference ...

Foraging involves finding, identifying and harvesting wild edible plants. It is a healthy outdoor activity that puts one in touch with nature and p...

Roadside Wildflowers is a pocket reference guide printed on laminate material and folds for easy storage and retrieval. Detailed illustrations of c...

Learn what’s edible and what to avoid with this easy-to-use field guide. The nearly 200 species in this revised and updated book are organized by c...

Discover the natural wonders of the Midwest with the Kaufman Field Guide to Nature of the Midwest—your essential companion for exploring one of Ame...

Gardeners who are intrigued by the possibilities of native plants will find this treatment of seed collection and germination, from native annuals ...

Gleason’s Plants of Michigan is a major revision and expansion of The Plants of Michigan by Henry A. Gleason—the 1918 classic field guide to the fl...

Shrubs and vines are some of the most diverse and widespread plants in the Great Lakes Region. Michigan Shrubs and Vines is the must-h...

Learn to Identify Trees in Michigan! With this famous field guide by award-winning author and naturalist Stan Tekiela, you can make tree identifica...

Head outside and learn about the amazing plants and flowers all around! In the seventh book of the Backpack Explorer series, junior naturalists sea...

Wildflowers of the Midwest is a comprehensive field guide for anyone wishing to learn about the amazingly diverse wildflowers of the region. This m...

Each spring in the United States, old-timers and new converts to morel hunting appear in the woods in search of the elusive but distin...

This splendid book traces the journeys of more than 80 pioneering botanists who explored the unknown world and collected thousands of unusual plant...

History, literature, and botany meet in this charming tour of how humans have relied on plants to nourish, shelter, heal, clothe, and even entertai...

Explore the wild world of ferns and their quirky cousins! This compact field guide covers all 86 species of ferns, horsetails, clubmosses, and more...

Unlock the secrets of ferns with this delightful pocket-sized companion! Perfect for curious hikers, campers, and nature lovers exploring central a...

Identify 455 eastern tree species with this comprehensive field guide. Featuring 48 color plates, detailed descriptions, and 266 range maps, you'll...

Did you know . . . ? Michigan is seventeenth in oil production in the United States. The Great Lakes are said to be the only glacially produced st...

Completely revised and updated, this new edition of The Forests of Michigan takes a comprehensive look at the natural history, ecology, management...