Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast

Peter Del Tredici

Published by Cornell University Press 2021

Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast

A Field Guide

Peter Del Tredici
Preface by: Steward T. A. Pickett

https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501740459

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About this book

Learn about the fascinating cultural history of each plant.

Author information

Del TrediciPeter:

Peter Del Tredici is Senior Research Scientist at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University and Lecturer in Landscape Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He is author of A Giant Among the Dwarfs. He has been awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society.PickettSteward T. A.:

Steward T. A. Pickett is a Plant Ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies.

Reviews

Michael Pollan, author of The Botany of Desire:

"Though ostensibly a field guide, this book is much more than that; it offers a deep and wise reconsideration of our most cherished ideas about nature. You will never look at 'invasive species' the same way again."

"This field guide is useful for trained ecologists, botanists, and naturalists, and is accessible to anyone else who wonders what is sprouting up from that sidewalk crack or in that corner of their suburban garden."

Marilyn K. Alaimo, Chicago Botanic Garden:

"Despite derisive labels for these plants, such as 'weedy' and 'invasive,' he contends that the public should have greater appreciation for plants that are able to contend with complex urban ecosystems."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Foreword to the second edition Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Preface to the Second Edition Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Mosses and Ferns Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
Horsetails Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
Conifers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
Woody Dicots Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	38
Herbaceous Dicots Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	134
Monocots Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	320
Appendix 1. Urban Habitats and Their Preadapted Plants Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	367
Appendix 2. Plants Treated in This Book That Are Included in Dioscorides’ De Materia Medica Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	370
Appendix 3. European Plants Listed by Josselyn as Growing Spontaneously in New England in the Seventeenth Century Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	371
Appendix 4. Species Suitable for a Cosmopolitan Urban Meadow Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	372
Appendix 5. Shade-Tolerance Ratings of the 40 Trees Covered in This Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	373
Appendix 6. Key Characteristics of Important Plant Families Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	375
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	379
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	399

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Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Edition: Second Edition
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 428
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 1
- Coloured Illustrations: 965
- Tables: 1
- Images: 1
- Other: 965 color photos, 1 b&w halftone, 1 map, 1 chart
Keywords: urban ecology; climate change; globalization; urbanization; weeds; invasive species; ecosystem services; phytoremediation; edible wild plants; foraging

eBook

Published: March 15, 2020
ISBN: 9781501740459