"The broad reach of this field guide will lead readers to wildflowers occurring commonly in regions across the Midwest. This eight-state region (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa) contains a surprising variety of ecosystems. This field guide will feature more than 1,000 species in all major midwestern environments, such as forests and woodlands, wetlands, prairies, barrens, and rock outcrops. Nature enthusiasts without formal botanical training will value a practical, botanically accurate guide that is useful to professionals as well. As a single, comprehensive wildflower identification guide applicable to all the Midwest, it would be the first book of its kind for the region"--