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Michigan Shrubs and Vines: A Guide to Species of the Great Lakes Region
Burton V. Barnes, Christopher W. Dick, and Melanie E. Gunn
Shrubs and vines are some of the most diverse and widespread plants in the Great Lakes Region. Michigan Shrubs and Vines is the must-have book for anyone who wishes to identify and learn about these fascinating plants. Presented in the same attractive, easy-to-use format as the classic Michigan Trees, the book gives detailed descriptions of 132 species, providing concise information on key characters, habitat, distribution, and growth pattern. Precise line drawings accompany each species description and illustrate arrangement and characteristics of leaves, flowers, and fruits in addition to stem structure to assist with reliable year-round identification. A thorough introduction covers the features and forms of shrubs and vines as well as their natural history, their role in landscape ecosystems, and their occurrence in regional ecosystems of North America and plant communities of the Great Lakes. This long awaited companion to Michigan Trees will appeal to botanists, ecologists, students, and amateur naturalists alike.
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Cover
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Title
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Copyright
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Contents
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Preface
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Acknowledgments
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Woody Plant Identification
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Introduction to the Keys to the Identification Keys
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Key 1 Plants with Needlelike, Scalelike, or Awl-Shaped Leaves
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Key 2 Broadleaf Evergreen Flowering Plants
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Key 3 Broadleaf Deciduous Plants with Opposite or Whorled Leaves
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Key 4 Broadleaf Deciduous Plants with Alternate, Compound Leaves
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Key 5 Broadleaf Deciduous Plants with Alternate, Simple Leaves
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Key 6 Plants with Stems-Twigs Armed: Thorns, Spines, Prickles
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Key 7 Woody Vines: Plants Creeping, Trailing, or Climbing
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Shrubs and Vines Descriptions
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The Serviceberries—Amelanchier
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The Dogwoods—Cornus
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The Hawthorns—Crataegus
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The Sumacs–Rhus
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The Currants and Gooseberries–Ribes
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The Roses–Rosa
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The Brambles: Raspberries, Dewberries, Thimbleberries, and Blackberries—Rubus
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The Willows–Salix
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Mountain-Ashes, Rowans, Whitebeams–Sorbus
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The Blueberries and Cranberries–Vaccinium
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The Viburnums—Viburnums
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Families of Shrubs and Vines by Genera
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Ecology of Shrubs and Vines
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Appendix A
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Glossary
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Literature Cited
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Index
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Published: 2016
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
- 978-0-472-03625-7 (paper)
- 978-0-472-11777-2 (hardcover)
- 978-0-472-12107-6 (ebook)