Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia and Surrounding States is the first field guide devoted exclusively to Georgia’s wildflowers, while also including a large number of plants found in neighboring states. Organized in a clear and logical way, this guide by Linda G. Chafin, a conservation botanist at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, is both scientific and accessible to those who aren’t professional botanists.
It includes nontechnical species descriptions and comparisons with similar plants, information on the habitats and natural communities that support Georgia’s wildflowers, and suggestions for the best places and times to see wildflowers. The guide includes descriptions of the wildflowers found in forests, woodlands and wetlands as well as those growing along roadsides that are often dismissed as “weeds” but may first attract the attention of budding naturalists.
