Common backyard weeds of the upper Midwest / by Teresa Marrone.

By:

Marrone, Teresa

Publisher: Cambridge, Minnesota : Adventure Publications, [2017]Description: 215 pages : color illustrations, photographs ; 18 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781591937326
1591937329

Other title:

Weeds of the upper Midwest

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

SB612 .M54 M37 2017

Contents:

Introduction -- Creeping and low-growing weeds -- Upright broadleaf weeds -- Vining weeds -- Grasslike weeds.

Summary: Hundreds of full-color photos with easy-to-understand text provides a resource for learning about more than 150 species of weeds. Details weeds that are toxic, edible or otherwise interesting found in the Upper Midwest, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The species (from Dandelion to Purslane) are organized by type, then by flower color, so you can identify them by their visual characteristics. Learn about how each weed spreads, how to control it and its possible beneficial uses. The information, presented by expert forager Teresa Marrone, is perfect for beginners but also useful for more experienced home gardeners.

List(s) this item appears in: Campus Wildlife

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Title notes ( 3 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	NMC Library	Stacks	SB612 .M54 M37 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039001487049

Includes a bibliography and an index.

Introduction -- Creeping and low-growing weeds -- Upright broadleaf weeds -- Vining weeds -- Grasslike weeds.

Hundreds of full-color photos with easy-to-understand text provides a resource for learning about more than 150 species of weeds. Details weeds that are toxic, edible or otherwise interesting found in the Upper Midwest, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The species (from Dandelion to Purslane) are organized by type, then by flower color, so you can identify them by their visual characteristics. Learn about how each weed spreads, how to control it and its possible beneficial uses. The information, presented by expert forager Teresa Marrone, is perfect for beginners but also useful for more experienced home gardeners.