Plants of the Western Boreal Forest and Aspen Parkland: Including Alberta, Saskatchewan And Manitoba

Providing detailed information about plants in the region extending from Alaska to western Ontario, Plants of the Western Boreal Forest & Aspen Parkland is a beautifully illustrated, easy-to-use field guide. It includes more than 800 colour photographs, almost 900 line drawings, clear descriptions of species with intriguing notes about edible plants, native uses of plants and origins of plant names. Whether you're a naturalist or a day hiker, you can explore the region better with this handy reference in your backpack.

Over 620 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens are illustrated and described, covering the northern forest from Alaska to Minnesota.

Derek Johnson is a plant ecologist with the Northern Forestry Centre in Edmonton where he is responsible for environmental impact assessment. He has spent many years researching peatlands in the boreal forest.