What kind of flower is that? Book good guide to Indiana plants
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Indiana’s habitat is varied, from seashore-like sand dunes along Lake Michigan to prairies, plains and ravines.
An even greater variety of native plants populate and decorate these ecosystems.
The plants are cataloged in “Wildflowers and Ferns of Indiana Forests,” a helpful, compact fieldguide by Michael A. Homoya (464 pages, $22.95, Indiana University Press).
Hundreds of photographs show leaves and blossoms of the plants, and the text for each describes characteristics, ecology and interesting facts about each.
The entries are separated first by type — ferns, trees, wildflowers, etc. — and then by color for the flowers. Within the sections, plants generally are arranged alphabetically by scientific name.
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