a place visited by more than 10 million people each year--more than Yosemite and Grand Canyon National Parks combined
496 color photographs
Kimmerer shows how other living beings—asters and goldenrod
New page on the diverse insects in the milkweed patch
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Plant Galls of the Western United States Los Nogales Nursery a place visited by moreBeautiful and bizarre, plant galls are growths of various shapes, sizes, and colors produced in response to invading organisms. Describing 536 species of galls and their causative agents, Plant Galls of the Western United States explores this unique realm with stunning photos and fascinating information about the life cycles of the organisms involved. Often species specific, plant galls can be shaped like stars, baskets, clubs, wigs, bowls, and cups,