Montana's pioneer botanists: exploring the mountains and prairies /
Montana's pioneer botanists: exploring the mountains and prairies /
edited by Rachel Potter and Peter Lesica; introduction by Jack Nisbet.
- ix, 167 pages : illustrations (mostly color) ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The circle of seasons: plants are life -- Early 19th century: pioneering in the west -- Late 19th century: a time of discovery -- Early 20th century: Montana botany blooms -- Mid - late 20th century: Montana botany matures.
Montana is a large state with diverse vegetation from Great Plains prairie and deciduous forest in the east, to northern coniferous forest and alpine tundra in the west. Discovering the botanical secrets of this spectacular landscape began with indigenous peoples and continued through the 20th Century with early explorers, geographers, and entrepreneurs followed by teachers, scientists and curious and dedicated lay persons. Montana's multitude of rugged mountains and wide open spaces means that botanical discoveries which started with the Lewis and Clark Expedition continue to this day. Montana's Pioneer Botanists brings together more than thirty biographies of these diverse people and traces the growth of botanical knowledge in this wild and beautiful state. The stories are illustrated with over 200 images including portraits, photos of Montana's landscapes and flowers, as well as botanical illustrations.
9780692836903 069283690X
2017448882
Botanists--Montana--Biography.
Botanists--Montana--19th century.
Botanists--Montana--20th century.
Botany--Montana.
Plant collectors--History.
Plant collecting--History.
QK26 / .M66 2017
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The circle of seasons: plants are life -- Early 19th century: pioneering in the west -- Late 19th century: a time of discovery -- Early 20th century: Montana botany blooms -- Mid - late 20th century: Montana botany matures.
Montana is a large state with diverse vegetation from Great Plains prairie and deciduous forest in the east, to northern coniferous forest and alpine tundra in the west. Discovering the botanical secrets of this spectacular landscape began with indigenous peoples and continued through the 20th Century with early explorers, geographers, and entrepreneurs followed by teachers, scientists and curious and dedicated lay persons. Montana's multitude of rugged mountains and wide open spaces means that botanical discoveries which started with the Lewis and Clark Expedition continue to this day. Montana's Pioneer Botanists brings together more than thirty biographies of these diverse people and traces the growth of botanical knowledge in this wild and beautiful state. The stories are illustrated with over 200 images including portraits, photos of Montana's landscapes and flowers, as well as botanical illustrations.
9780692836903 069283690X
2017448882
Botanists--Montana--Biography.
Botanists--Montana--19th century.
Botanists--Montana--20th century.
Botany--Montana.
Plant collectors--History.
Plant collecting--History.
QK26 / .M66 2017