This beautiful book is a functional tool to help you identify wildflowers.  Organized by flower color, you can fan through 1,250 species quickly or use the simple, straightforward key at the front of the book to identify a plant.  Written by Laura Cotterman, botanist and editor, Damon Waitt, Director of the NC Botanical Garden, and Alan Weakley, Director of the UNC-Chapel Hill Herbarium, the book includes over 1,300 color images and 1,200 range maps. The fascinating Climate, Geography, and Natural Communities section has rich descriptions and illustrative images. Inside the front and back covers are drawings of botanical terms to describe leaves, flowers, and fruits, providing everything you need to identify wildflowers, including a ruler in inches and centimeters.

The book is available through the Botanical Garden Gift Store as well as local and online bookstores.