Product Description

Door County, Wisconsin, is a place of tremendous scenic beauty and appeal with 250 miles of shoreline, 10 lighthouses, 5 state parks, and over a dozen county parks and conservation areas. Its unequaled number of wildflowers make it special enough to deserve its own field guide. Even for the least experienced wildflower fan, this new, easy-to-use book will serve as an easy and precise guide to the many flowers of Door County, while at the same time providing the wildflower aficionado with floral and descriptive details unavailable in other typical guides. Royalties go to the Door County Land Trust.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #584798 in Books
• Published on: 2001-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

About the Author
As a teenager, PAUL G. MAHLBERG's decision to become a botanist was stimulated by summers at Door County's Kangaroo Lake. Now retired from the biology faculty at Indiana University in Bloomington, he continues to do research on secretion by plant cells.

Artist MARILYN WAITE MAHLBERG is an active member of the Bloomington Area Arts Council and the Peninsula Arts School in Door County. Since retirement she has devoted her efforts to oil painting and to ecological activities, with a particular interest in the preservation of ecologically important areas of Door County.

Their love of Door County inspired the Mahlbergs to locate and write about (Paul) and portray in ink and watercolor (Marilyn) the approximately 375 wildflowers included in this field guide. They live in Bloomington, Indiana, during the academic year, and in Door County, Wisconsin, in the summer.

Customer Reviews

A true regional gem
It is obvious that this gem-like book was created out of love of the subject. The author-illustrator team have included every wild flower of the Door County penninsula (the Cape Cod or Monterey of the Mid-West- depending on your perspective.)

The book is conveniently organised by the color of the flowers. I found this to be remarkably easy to use for quick identification. The entries include the common name, scientific name, the family, a detailed written description, habitat type, flowering season, and whether it is native or introduced.

The most remarkable thing is that every single watercolor illustration was done fresh from personally observed specimens. This eliminates the "copying of mistakes" that goes on for generations that you find in some reference guides.

Finally there is a section of excellent line drawings of plant parts, as well as a convenient glossary of botanical terms.

The profits from the sales of this book go to the Door County Land Trust.