Describing more than 1,100 species, this is a comprehensive guide to wildflowers in Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Ontario. A new introduction to this second edition discusses wildflowers in the context of their natural communities. Packed with detailed information, this field guide is compact enough to be handy for outdoors lovers of all kinds, from novice naturalists to professional botanists. It includes: bull; more than 1,100 species from 459 genera in 100 families bull; many rare and previously overlooked species bull; 2,100 color photographs and 300 drawings bull; Wisconsin distribution maps for almost all plants bull; brief descriptions including distinguishing characteristics of the species bull; Wisconsin status levels for each species of wildflower (native, invasive, endangered, etc.) bull; derivation of Latin names.