Contents of
Wild Plants of Greater Seattle
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| Map of the Greater Seattle area -- -- (inside cover) |
| Dedication: Charles Vancouver Piper -- -- 7 |
| Acknowledgments -- -- 8 |
| Preface to second edition -- -- 8 |
| About this Book -- -- 9 |
| A wild plant guide for Greater Seattle -- -- 9 |
| Understanding wild plants: defining native and naturalized -- -- 10 |
| Wild plants from prehistory to the present -- -- 11 |
| - Impacts of human settlement -- -- 11 |
| - Origins of Seattle-area nonnatives -- -- 12 |
| - How non-natives spread -- -- 12 |
| - Survival and constant change -- -- 13 |
| Native Affirmative-Action -- -- 15 |
| Weeds among the wildflowers -- -- 17 |
| - Learning about weeds -- -- 17 |
| - Washington State weed law -- -- 17 |
| Using Greater Seattle's wild plant guide -- -- 18 |
| How to identify plants -- -- 19 |
| Identification hints -- -- 19 |
| Understanding scientific names and words -- -- 21 |
| Abbreviations and Signs -- -- 22 |
| Where the Wild Plants Are: 21 habitats & their typical plants -- -- 23 |
| Uses of Wild Plants: food, medicine, and poisons -- -- 31 |
| Calendar of Monthly Highlights: best viewing times & places -- -- 34 |
| Conserving Natives in Habitats and Gardens: plants & wildlife -- -- 44 |
| Enhancing habitats -- -- 46 |
| Landscaping and gardening -- -- 48 |
| Illustration Credits -- -- 53 |
| Wild Plants: over 500 illustrated descriptions -- -- 54 |
| Coniferous Evergreen Trees -- -- 54 |
| Deciduous Trees -- -- 62 |
| Broadleaf Evergreen Trees -- -- 94 |
| Deciduous Shrubs -- -- 98 |
| Broadleaf Evergreen Shrubs -- -- 116 |
| Woody Vines -- -- 130 |
| Brambles -- -- 134 |
| Wildflowers and Weeds -- -- 138 |
| Rushes, Sedges, and Grasses -- -- 336 |
| Ferns and Horsetails -- -- 370 |
| More Information -- -- 378 |
| Gazeteer -- -- 378 |
| Suggested Reading -- -- 381 |
| Resources -- -- 384 |
| Glossary -- -- 385 |
| Annotated Checklist of 1,358 plants -- -- 389 |
Common Name Index -- -- 459
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