Wildflowers of the Plateau and Canyon Country; Author: Photographer Ulrich, Larry; Introduction: Ulrich, Donna B.; Performer: Ulrich, Larry; Hardback; Book

Author: Photographer Ulrich, Larry; Introduction: Ulrich, Donna B.; Performer: Ulrich, Larry
Hardback; Book; 126 Colour Photographs
136 pages
Published: December 1996
University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 0944197426

The great expanse of the Colorado Plateau reveals -- to those who take a closer look -- a colorful rock landscape rich with thousands of flowering plants, many of them endemic to the region. In this collection of color images, landscape photographer Larry Ulrich explores an astonishing spectrum of wildflowers, from deeply-etched canyons and intimate, shady niches to sunny rock gardens and lofty, wind-swept plateaus.Wildflowers in this high, arid region cope with daunting climate and topography. They are models of survival in a complex and challenging environment and speak to eachof us in nature's most eloquent voice. Wildflowers of the Plateau and Canyon Country includes a handy chart for locating 149 species of flowers (all of which have been photographed and reproduced in tA collection of colour images by landscape photographer Larry Ulrich, exploring a spectrum of wild flowers in the Colorado Plateau. It includes a chart for locating 149 species of flowers in 23 park and monument areas. They are listed alphabetically, with their common and Latin names.