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Identification Guides

The Books listed here we find to be particularly helpful in identifying species.
The 'Seedling ID Guides' subcategory below lists 3 species specifically aimed at helping you ID seedlings.  All of our books ship for free.

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A Field Guide to Terrestrial Invasive Plants in Wisconsin
Edited by Thomas Boos, Kelly Kearns, Courtney LeClair, Brenden Panke, Bryn Scrive Bernadette Williams, and Olivia Witthun of the WI DNR
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Our price: $7.00
Amphibians and Reptiles Native to Minnesota
By Barney Oldfield & John Moriarty
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Our price: $32.00
Birdscaping in the Midwest - A Guide to Gardening with Native Plants to Attract Birds
By Mariette Nowak
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Field Guide to Wisconsin Sedges - An Introduction to Genus Carex (Cyperacae)
By Andrew L. Hipp, illustrated by Rachel D. Davis
Maps and Appendices by Merel R. Black and Theodore S. Cochrane
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Our price: $31.00
Foraged Flavor - Finding Fabulous Ingredients in your Backyard or Farmer's Market
New! By Tama Matsuoka Wong with Eddy Leroux
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Illinois Wildflowers
By Don Kurz
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Invasive Plants of the Upper Midwest: An Illustrated Guide to their Identification and Control
By Elizabeth J. Czarapata
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Lake Phalen Shoreland Restoration-Walking Tour and Plant Guide
By Haley Elvecrog and Bill Bartodziej of Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District
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Nature's Garden: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting and Preparing Edible Wild Plants
By Samuel Thayer
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Northland Wildflowers - The Comprehensive Guide to the Minnesota Region
By John B. Moyle and Evelyn W. Moyle
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Peterson Field Guides: Eastern and Central Medicinal Plants and Herbs
By Stephen Foster & James A. Duke
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Plants of the Chicago Region
By Floyd Swink & Gerould Wilhelm
4th edition, hard to find!
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Prairie Plants of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum
By Theodore S. Cochrane, Kandis Elliot and Claudia S. Lipke, second printing
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Prairie Seedling and Seeding Evaluation Guide
Primary author is Paul Bockenstedt with Bonestroo
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Seedling ID Guide for Native Prairie Plants - Central Region
by USDA - NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center and the MO Department of Conservation. Photographs by Don Kurz.
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Shrubs and Woody Vines of Missouri
By Don Kurz; Illustrations by Paul Nelson
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Shrubs and Woody Vines of Missouri - Field Guide
By Don Kurz; Illustrations by Paul Nelson
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Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers
By Doug Ladd & Frank Oberle
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Our price: $27.00
The Forager´s Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting and Preparing Edible Wild Plants
By Samuel Thayer
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The Illustrated Flora of Illinois: Sedges: Carex
By Robert H. Mohlenbrock, illustrated by Paul Nelson
Hard to find!
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The Midwestern Native Garden - Native Alternatives to Nonnative Flowers and Plants
By Charlotte Adelman & Bernard L. Schwartz
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Lavishly illustrated and well-documented, this user-friendly guide offers specific native alternatives to scores of non-native plants that are most popular with Midwestern gardeners.

Our price: $30.00
The Sunflower Family in the Upper Midwest
By Thomas M. Antonio & Susanne Masi
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Our price: $55.00
The Tallgrass Prairie Center Guide to Seed and Seedling Identification in the Upper Midwest
This guide brilliantly facilitates the identification and understanding of 72 species of native wildflowers and grasses.
By Dave Williams
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Our price: $18.00
Weeds of the Northeast
By Richard H. Uva, Joseph C. Neal, and Joseph M. DiTomaso
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Our price: $33.00
Wetland Plants & Plant Communities of Minnesota & Wisconsin (2nd Edition)
Sale books are slightly damaged - bent corners, worn binding...
By Steve Eggers & Donald Reed (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
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What´s Doin´ the Bloomin´? A Pictorial Guide to Wildflowers of the Upper Great Lakes Regions, Eastern Canada, and Northeastern USA
revised and expanded 3rd edition
By Clayton Oslund
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Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region - A Comprehensive Field Guide
By Merel R. Black and Emmet J. Judziewicz, second edition
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Our price: $35.00