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The Milkweed Lands: An Epic Story of One Plant: Its Nature and Ecology by Eric Lee-Mäder
The Milkweed Lands: An Epic Story of One Plant: Its Nature and Ecology by Eric Lee-Mäder
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The Milkweed Lands: An Epic Story of One Plant: Its Nature and Ecology by Eric Lee-Mäder, Beverly Duncan (Illustrator), Joan Edwards (Foreword)
Publisher: Storey Publishing
US SRP: $20.00 US
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: September 26, 2023
Physical Info: 0.5" H x 10.1" L x 7.2" W (0.92 lbs) 120 pages
National Outdoor Book Award Winner
Delve into this fascinating appreciation of milkweed, an often-overlooked plant, and discover an amazing range of insects and organisms that depend on it as the seasons unfold, with this collaboration between a noted ecologist and an award-winning botanical illustrator.Ecologist Eric Lee-Mäde r and noted botanical artist Beverly Duncan have teamed up to create this unique exploration of the complex ecosystem that is supported by the remarkable milkweed plant, often over-looked or dismissed as a roadside weed. With stunning, up-close illustrations and engaging text, they trace every stage of the plant's changes and evolutions throughout the seasons, including germination, growth, flowering, and seed development. Simultaneously, they chronicle the lives of the many creatures whose lives are intertwined with the milkweed: monarch butterflies; soldier and queen butterflies; milkweed tussock moths; large and small milkweed bugs; milkweed weevils; bumble bees; goldfinches; and more. The delightful illustrations and illuminating text give the reader the feeling of browsing an avid naturalist's sketchbook, while also learning about different milkweed species, how to propagate milkweed in the garden, the industrial uses of milkweed, interesting milkweed relatives, and more.
Eric Lee-Mäder is the Pollinator Program Co-Director at the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, and co-owner of Northwest Meadowscapes, a native seed farm located on Whidbey Island specializing in pollinator-friendly native flowers and grasses. He is lead author of several Xerces books, 100 Plants to Feed the Bees, Attracting Native Pollinators, and Farming with Native Beneficial Insects.
Review Quotes:
"If you open this book because you care about monarchs, you'll keep reading to learn about the fascinating and important roles milkweeds play in so many human and wild stories."-- Karen Oberhauser, PhD, advisor to the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
"An approachable, elegantly illustrated guide to the ecological hub that is milkweed." -- Benjamin Vogt, author of Prairie Up: An Introduction to Natural Garden Design and?A New Garden Ethic
"A beautifully illustrated natural and social history of milkweed, intertwined with the author's personal narrative." -- Rachel Winfree, PhD, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, Rutgers University
"This is a great book for a deep dive into a well-known wildflower and all the life that swirls around it, from the beloved Monarch butterfly and numerous other insects that depend on these plants, to the birds, mammals and microbial life in the soil. The artwork is spectacular and illustrative. I wish the stories of all our wildflowers could be so engagingly told." -- Heather McCargo, Wild Seed Project
