Wildflowers of Minnesota Field Guide

This is a great guild for anyone looking to learn about the wildflowers they see growing in their backyard or on hikes in the woods and prairies. I also like the fact the author identifies which flowers are native and which are not. There are great color photo's associated with each flower which I love. I have never had much luck identifying plants with the black and white drawn images.

I am into wildflowers and in the process of converting my yard into native plants along with my organic produce and fruits. I use this book all the time, along with two others. I would rate all three as 5 stars but this one is my favorite.

I have found this guide to be very complete and informative. The only downfall is the poor binding. I have bought several copies for friends.

This is a good book for beginners. Identification is based on flower color, which is easy to follow but sometimes ambiguous (e.g., what Tekiela considers pink, I might consider purple). I was able to quickly and easily learn many plant species using this book. Now that I know am pretty knowledgeable of Minnesota flora, I don't use this book as much. He doesn't have all the wildflowers of Minnesota, and additional details I would like to learn about each species are missing. I recommend this book to beginners. It is much easier to use and less intimidating than the average botany book. More advanced botanists will be better off with something more detailed.

This book has arranged the plants according to the color of their flowers, the most obvious characteristic. The book is sectioned into areas for all colors (white, yellow, blue, pink, red, etc.). If a plant flowers in more than one color, it is shown in each color area. The color photos show excellent examples of the plant. The only drawback to using this book would be if the plant is not flowering. Other plant characteristics are listed with the pictures, but it would be difficult to locate a specific species if the flower color was unknown.