References
These are useful references to have on hand, ones which we have found useful and interesting. If you know of other such references we would be happy to include them on our list, contact: jeanw @ ncwildflower.org.
- Native Plants
- Wildflowers
- Orchids & Trilliums
- Ferns
- Grasses
- Trees & Shrubs
- Mushrooms
- Gardening
- Propagation
- Uses
- Other
- Aliens & Weeds
- Publisher/Bookstore Links
Native Plants
- A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region: North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
by Bruce Sorrie
https://www.uncpress.org/book/9780807871867/a-field-guide-to-wildflowers-of-the-sandhills-region/?title_id=1895 - Aquatic and Wetland Plants of the Southeastern United States
by Robert K. Godfrey and Jean W. Wooten
ISBN 0-8203-0420-4 cloth - Armitage’s Native Plants for North American Gardens by Allan M. ArmitageTimber Press
ISBN: 0-88192-760-0
https://www.timberpress.com/books//0-88192-760-0 - Botanica North America: The Illustrated Guide to Our Native Plants, Their Botany, History, and the Way They Have Shaped Our World
by Marjorie Harris HarperCollins, 2003
ISBN 0-06-270231-9 - Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses
by James H. Miller and Karl V. Miller University of Georgia Press, 2005
ISBN 0-8203-2748-4 - Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge
by B. Eugene Wofford
University of Georgia Press, 1989 ISBN 0-8203-1080-8 - Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas
by Albert E. Radford, Harry E. Ahles, and C. Ritchie Bell
University of North Carolina Press, 1968 ISBN 0807810878 - Manual of the vascular flora of Nags Head Woods, Outer Banks, North Carolina
New York Botanical Garden Press https://www.nybgpress.org/Products/Default.aspx?bookid=5006 - Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide
Lawrence Newcomb
https://www.amazon.com/Newcombs-Wildflower-Guide-Lawrence-Newcomb/dp/0316604429 - The Natural Gardens of North Carolina
by B. W. Wells https://www.uncpress.org/book/9780807849934/the-natural-gardens-of-north-carolina/?title_id=864
Net royalties from this revised edition go towards the B.W. Wells Stewardship Fund - The Illustrated Book of Wildflowers and Shrubs: The Comprehensive Field Guide to More Than 1,300 Plants of Eastern North America
by William Carey Grimm, and John T. Kartesz
Stackpole Books, Revised and Updated edition 1993 ISBN 0811730859 - Wild North Carolina: Discovering the Wonders of Our State’s Natural Communities
by David Blevins and Michael Schafale https://www.uncpress.org/book/9780807834671/wild-north-carolina/?title_id=1888 - Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont: A Naturalist?s Guide to the Carolinas, Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia
by Timothy Spira https://www.uncpress.org/book/9780807871720/wildflowers-and-plant-communities-of-the-southern-appalachian-mountains-and-piedmont/?title_id=1872 - Woody plants of the southeastern United States: A field botany course on CD
Missouri Botanical Garden Press Version 1 http://www.mbgpress.org/product-p/woody-plants-cd.htm
Wildflowers
- A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-Central North America (A Peterson Field Guide)
by Roger Tory Peterson and Margaret McKenny
Houghton Mifflin, Revised 1998;ISBN 0395911729 - A Gardener’s Encyclopedia of Wildflowers
by C. Colston Burrell
ISBN 0-87596-723-XA - Guide to the Wildflowers of South Carolina
by Richard Dwight Porcher and Douglas Alan Rayner
https://www.sc.edu/uscpress/books/2001/3438.html - A Guide to the Wildflowers of South Carolina
by Richard Dwight Porcher and Douglas Alan Rayner
University of South Carolina Press,
2002;ISBN 1-57003-437-0 (cloth); ISBN 1-57003-438-9 (paper) - A Guide to Wildflowers in Winter: Herbaceous Plants of Northeastern North America
by Carol Levine
Yale Univ Press, 1995 ISBN 0300065604 - All About North Carolina Wildflowers
by Jan W. Midgley
The book is available from Books-A-Million. (If they are out-of-stock, see their New and Used Marketplace link on the same page) - Appalachian Wildflowers: An Ecological Guide to Flowering Plants from Quebec to Georgia
by Thomas E. Hemmerly;
University of Georgia Press, 2000;ISBN 0-8203-2164-8 (hardcover); ISBN 0-8203-2181-8 (paperback) - Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States
by Alan Weakley;
University of North Carolina Herbarium
Current Version as of this entry: March, 2010;
Entire Text is Online (that is, free!) at
http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm
To purchase a hard-bound copy, contact Carol Ann McCormick at 919-962-6931 - Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide
by Lawrence Newcomb Little,
Brown, and Company, 1977 ISBN 0-316-60442-9 - Southern Wildflowers
by Laura C. Martin and Mauro Magellan - The Secrets of Wildflowers: A Delightful Feast of Little Known Facts, Folklore, and History by CR Guilford, Lyons Press
Longstreet Press, 1989 ISBN 0-929264-17-7 - The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers,Eastern Region
- by William A. Niering and Nancy C. Olmstead
- Wildflowers for Your Garden
by Helen Hull1952 - Wild Flowers of North Carolina
by William S. Justice, C. Ritchie Bell, and Anne H. Lindsey
https://www.uncpress.org/book/9780807855973/wild-flowers-of-north-carolina/ - Wildflowers of Georgia by Hugh Nourse and Carol NourseUniversity of Georgia Press, 2000ISBN 0-8203-2179-6
- Wildflowers of the Blue Ridge Parkway by J. Anthony Aldermanhttps://www.amazon.com/Wildflowers-Ridge-Parkway-Anthony-Alderman/dp/0807846511
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry and Lower Pee Dee by Richard Dwight PorcherI SBN 1-57003-094-4
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States by Wilbur H. Duncan and Marion B. Duncan University of Georgia Press, 1999ISBN 0-8203-2107-9http://www.ugapress.org/index.php/books/wildflowers_of_eastern_united_states/
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast by Laura Cotterman and Alan Weakley Timber Press, 2019
- Wildflowers of the Southeastern United States by Wilbur H. Duncan and Leonard E. Foote University of Georgia Press, 1975ISBN 0-8203-0347-X
- Wildflowers of the Southern Appalachians by Kevin Adams, and Martha Casstevens John F. Blair Publications, 1996ASIN 089587143
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains by Richard M. Smith University of Tennessee Press, 1998ISBN 0-87049-992-0
- Wildflowers of the Smokies (3rd edition) by Peter White, et al., 2003
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley and the Southern Appalachians
by Dennis Horn & Tavia Cathcart
ISBN-10: 55105-428-0
http://www.lonepinepublishing.com/cat/1-55105-428-0 - Wildflowers in Colorby Arthur Stupka with the assistance of Donald H. RobinsonHarper & RowISBN 0-06-090933-1
- Wildflower Perennials for Your Garden
by Bebe Miles
ISBN 0-8117-2660-6 - Waterfalls & Wildflowers in the Southern Appalachians: Thiry Great Hikes by Timothy P. Spira, 2015 Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press
Orchids & Trilliums
- Native Orchids of North America North of Mexico
by Donovan Stewart Correll
Stanford University Press, 1978 ISBN 0-8047-0999-8 - Trilliums by Frederick W. Case, Jr., and Roberta B. Case
Timber Press, 1997 ISBN 0-88192-374-5 - Trilliums in Woodland and Garden: American Treasures by Don Jacobs & Rob Jacobs
Eco Gardens, 1997 ISBN 0965835308 - Wild Orchids of South Carolina
by James Fowler
https://www.sc.edu/uscpress/books/2004/3566.html - Wild Orchids of the Middle Atlantic States
by Oscar W. Gupton and Fred C. Swope
The University of Tennessee Press, 1986 ISBN 0-87049-509-7
Ferns
- Ferns for American Gardens by John T. Mickelhttps://www.timberpress.com/books//0-88192-598-5
- Fern Finder
by Anne C. Hallowell, Barbara G. Hallowell
Nature Study Guild ISBN 0-912550-11-2 - Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia
by Lloyd H. Snyder Jr. and James G. Bruce
University of Georgia Press, 1986ISBN 0-8203-0847-1
http://www.ugapress.org/index.php/books/field_guide_to_ferns/ - How to Know the Ferns and Fern Allies
by John T. MickelI
SBN 0697047709 0697047717 (paper)
Grasses
- Grasses: An Identification Guide
by Lauren Brown
Houghton Mifflin Co., Reprint 1979 ISBN 0395628814 - The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses: Sedges, Rushes, Restios, Cat-tails, and Selected Bamboos
by Rick Darke
Timber Press, 1999 ISBN 0-88192-464-4
Trees & Shrubs
- A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs: Northeastern and North Central United States and Southeastern and South-Central Canada (A Peterson Field Guide)
by George A. Petrides
Houghton Mifflin, 1973 ISBN 039535370X - Dirr’s Hardy Trees and Shrubs, An Illustrated Encyclopedia
by Michael A. Dirr - Longleaf, Far as the Eye Can See: A new Vision for North America’s Richest Forest by Bill Finch, Beth maynor Young, Rhett Johnson, Jon C. hall. 2012 Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press
- The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of our Most Essential Native Trees by Douglas Tallamy 2021 Portland, OR: Timber Press
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast: Landscaping Uses and Identification
by Leonard E. Foote and Samuel B. Jones, Jr.
Timber Press, 1989 ISBN 0-88192-416-4 - Teaching The Trees: Lessons from the Forest
by Joan Maloof http://www.ugapress.org/index.php/books/teaching_trees/ - The Book of Forest and Thicket: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of Eastern North America
by John Eastman Stackpole Books, 1992 ISBN 0811730468 - Trees of the Southeast:An Identification Guide by Katherine Kirkman, Claud L. Brown, and Donald J Leopold 2007 Portland, OR: Timber Press.
- The Complete Trees of North America
by Thomas S Elias - Trees of Georgia and Adjacent States
by Claud L. Brown and L. Katherine Kirkman
Timber Press, 1990 ISBN 0-88192-148-3 - Trees of Southeastern United States
by Wilbur H. Duncan and Marion B. Duncan
University of Georgia Press, 2000 ISBN 0-8203-2271-7
Mushrooms
- A Field Guide to Southern Mushrooms
by Nancy W. Weber and Alexander H. Smith
The Univ. of Mich. Press. First Edition edition (June 1, 1985)
ISBN-10: 0472856154
ISBN-13: 978-0472856152It is reasonably priced; illustrated with excellent photos; and very easy to use. - A Field Guide to Mushrooms of the Carolinas by Alan E. Bessette, Arleen R. Bessette, and Michael W. Hopping 2018 Chapel Hill: university of North Carolina Press
Gardening
- Birdscaping for Garden Spaces
by George Adams
D&G Publishing, 2009ISBN: 978-0-9807037-0-2 - Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, Updated and Expanded (Hardcover and Paperback)
by Douglas W. Tallamy(Tallamy is professor & chair of the Dept of Entomology and Wildlife Biology at the Univ. of Delaware.)Timber Press; Expanded Edition edition (April 1, 2009)ISBN-10: 0881929921ISBN-13: 978-0881929928 - Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that starts in Your Yard by Douglas W. Tallamy 2019 Portland Or:Timber Press
- Botany for Gardeners (3rd edition) by Brian Capon 2010 OR: Timber Press
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South
by Sally Wasowski with Andy Wasowski
Taylor Publishing Co., 1994ISBN 0878338020 - Gardening with Native Wild Flowers
by Samuel B. Jones, Jr. & Leonard E. Foote
Timber Press, 1991ASIN 0881921750 - The Living Landscape:Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden by Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy 2014 OR: Timber Press
- Landscaping with Nature
by Jeff Cox Rodale Press, 1991ISBN 0-87857-911-7 - The Southeast Native Plant Primer: 225 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden by Larry Mellichamp and Paula Gross 2020 Portland, OR:Timber Press
- Native Plants of the Southeast: A Comprehensive Guide to the Best 460 Species for the Garden by Larry Mellichamp 2014 Portland, OR: Timber Press
- Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines: A Guide to Using, Growing, and Propagating North American Woody Plants by William Cullina Houghton Mifflin Co., 2002ISBN 0618098585
- New England Wildflower Society Guide to Growing and Propagating Wildflowers of the United States and Canada by William Cullina Houghton Mifflin, 2000ISBN 0-395-96609-4
- The New Wild Flowers and How to Grow Them by Edwin F. Steffek Timber Press, 1983ISBN 0-917304-51-9
- Best Native Plants for Southern Gardens: A Handbook for Gardeners, Homeowners, and Professionals by Gil Nelson 2010 Gainsville:Univeristy Press of Florida
- Native Ferns, Moss & Grasses 2008 by William Cullina Houghton Mifflin
- Natural Landscaping: Gardening with Nature to Create a Backyard Paradise
by Sally Roth
Rodale Press, 1997ISBN 0-87596-704-3 - Paradise by Design: Native Plants and the New American Landscape
by Kathryn Phillips
North Point Press, 1998ASIN 0865475199 - The American Woodland Garden: Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest
by Rick Darke
Timber Press, 2002ISBN 0881925454 - The Landscaping Revolution: Garden with Mother Nature Not Against Her
by Andy Wasowski with Sally Wasowski
Contemporary Books, 2003ISBN 007141312X - The Natural Garden
by Ken Druse
Clarkson N. Potter, 1989 ISBN 0517550466 - The Natural Shade Garden
by Ken Druse
Clarkson N. Potter, 1992 ISBN 0517580179 - The Wild Gardener
by Peter Loewer ISBN 0-8117-0885-3 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wild-gardener-peter-loewer/1102310158 - Healthy Soils for Sustainable Gardens (3rd edition) by Niall Dunn (ed.) 2015 Brooklyn, NY:Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Inc.
Propagation
- Native Plant Propagation by Jan W.W. Midgley (5th Edition) Self-published. For a single copy mail a check for $25 to address below and the author promptly sends the material. Cost includes the book and shipping. Address:Jan Midgley10560 W. Center Ave.Lakewood, CO 80226Email: midgleyjan231@gmail.com
- Collecting, Processing, and Germinating Seeds of Wildland Plants by James A. Young and Cheryl G. Young Timber Press, 1986ISBN 0-88192-057-6
- Growing and Propagating Showy Native Woody Plants by Richard E. Bir University of North Carolina Press, 1992ISBN 0-8078-2027-X (hardcover); ISBN 0-8078-4366-0 (paperback)
- Growing and Propagating Wild Flower sby Harry R. Phillips University of North Carolina Press, 1985ISBN 0-8078-4131-5
- Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines: A Guide to Using, Growing, and Propagating North American Woody Plants by William Cullina Houghton Mifflin Co., 2002ISBN 0618098585
- New England Wildflower Society Guide to Growing and Propagating Wildflowers of the United States and Canada by William Cullina Houghton Mifflin, 2000ISBN 0-395-96609-4
- The New Wild Flowers and How to Grow Them by Edwin F. Steffek Timber Press, 1983ISBN 0-917304-51-9
- Native Ferns, Moss & Grasses 2008 by William Cullina Houghton Mifflin
Uses
- Folk Medicine in Southern Appalachia
https://www.uncpress.org/book/9780807854938/folk-medicine-in-southern-appalachia/ - Native American Ethnobotany
by Daniel E. Moerman
https://www.timberpress.com/books//0-88192-453-9 - The Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North Americaby
by Francois Couplan
Keats Publishing, 1998 ISBN 0-87983-821-3
Other
- A Nature Guide to Northwest North Carolina
by Stewart Skeate
ISBN: 1-887905-96-0
https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Guide-Northwest-North-Carolina/dp/1887905960 - North Carolina’s Best Wildflower Hikes: The Mountains
by Kevin Adams
ISBN 1-56579-502-4
Aliens & Weeds
- Aliens in the Backyard Plant and Animal Imports into America
by John Leland
https://www.sc.edu/uscpress/books/2010/3958.html - Identifying Seedling & Mature Weeds,
Jon Stucky
The NC Agricultural Research Service (June 1980) - Weeds (A Golden Guide)
Alexander C. Martin
Golden Press, Western Publishing Co.ISBN 0-307-24353-2 - Weeds of the Southedited
by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice
ISBN 978-0-8203-3046-4
http://www.ugapress.org/index.php/books/weeds_of_south/
Publisher & Bookstore Links
- Timber Press: Books on Gardening, Horticulture, Botany, Natural History
https://www.timberpress.com - Wildflower and Tree books and videos from Laurel Hill Press
https://www.laurelhillpress.com - Peterson Online: buy Peterson Guide Books from the Peterson Store!
http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/peterson/ - Natural History Book Service – in England (showcases British books)
https://www.nhbs.com/