Aquatic plants of the Upper Midwest

the long version

Aquatic plants of the Upper Midwest uses over 350 color photographs to teach readers how to identify the true aquatic plants of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. This guide is designed to be comprehensive and user-friendly for professionals and casual users alike. Magnified inset photos and detailed descriptions make identification as easy and enjoyable as a day on the water. Handy appendices include botanical keys and much more. This book is absolutely essential for anyone interested in the identification of aquatic macrophytes, far exceeding in clarity of presentation and photography any published North American aquatic plant guide. The full-color, high resolution photos by Paul are superb and show all of the diagnostic characters needed to name these difficult-to-identify plants. --Book jacket.