The Breathtaking Splendor of Flora -- New Book Provides Striking Photographs of Three Hundred Plus Species of Flowering Plants in Southeast Kansas

• Press Release
• Source: Xlibris
• On 5:49 pm EDT, Wednesday August 26, 2009

PITTSBURG, Kan., Aug. 26, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wildflowers of different shapes, sizes, fragrance and color always brighten up a place and eliminate its dull, gloomy ambience. In Southeast Kansas, there are more than a thousand species of vascular plants in the forests, glades, and streams. Most species begin flowering in February, while others flower through the spring, summer, and into late October and early November. Do you want to know more about these colorful species -- and how important they are to us? Witness the beauty of the flower kingdom as author Stephen L. Timme takes you to paradise with his new picture book, Wildflowers of Southeast Kansas.

The eye-catching photographs of Wildflowers of Southeast Kansas provide the readers some three hundred plus species of the one thousand two hundred or more flowering plants in southeast Kansas. Cherokee County in the most southeastern part harbors some species not found anywhere else in the state. It includes flowers found in the border counties of surrounding states -- Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Timme briefly describes each class and for most, includes related species, medicinal uses, and other comments. A glossary of terms and references are included in this book, which is helpful for students, teachers, and interested readers. Marvel through the pages and know more about your favorite flowers, their flowering months, their habitat, and more.

Feast your eyes on the stunning, attractive photos of this excellent resource and appreciate the beauty of nature. For more information on Wildflowers of Southeast Kansas, log on to www.Xlibris.com.

About the Author

Dr. Stephen L. Timme is Professor of Botany in the Department of Biology and Director of the T. M. Sperry Herbarium at Pittsburg State University, Kansas, where he has taught biology, ecology, plant taxonomy and other plant identification courses for twenty years. He is the author of Wildflowers of Mississippi and co-author of Wildflowers of the Natchez Trace and Medicinal and Useful Plants of the Upper Amazon. He has photographed plants for more than thirty years, some appear in several books by other authors.

      Wildflowers of Southeast Kansas * by Stephen L. Timme
         and bordering counties of Surrounding States
             Publication Date: August 25, 2009
     Picture Book; $54.99; 184 pages; ISBN 978-1-4415-4617-3
   Picture Book Hardcover; $64.99; 184 pages; ISBN 978-1-4415-4618-0

Members of the media who wish to review this book may request a complimentary paperback copy by contacting the publisher at (888) 795-4274 x. 7479. To purchase copies of the book for resale, please fax Xlibris at (610) 915-0294 or call (888) 795-4274 x. 7876.

For more information, contact Xlibris at (888) 795-4274 or on the web at www.Xlibris.com.

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