The following
list was provided by Roy Kinsey who downloaded it from a University of
Arizona website related to wildflowers.
Deserts and Plants
100 Desert
Wildflowers of the Southwest by Janice Emily Bowers
$7.95
A basic guide
for identification with color photos.
100 Roadside
Wildflowers of the Southwest Woodlands by Janice Emily
Bowers $7.95
A basic guide
for identification with color photos.
70 Common Cacti
of the Southwest by Pierre C. Fischer $7.95
A basic guide to
cacti with color photos.
Desert Grasses,
Desert Shrubs, Desert Wildflowers, Desert Accent Plants,
and $2.50
Desert Ground
Cover and Vines
Basic guides for
identification by Arizona Native Plant Society
Desert In Bloom
by David L. Epple $5.00
A pictorial
guide to flora and cacti of the desert Southwest.
Desert Survival
Tips, Tricks, and Skills by Tony Nester $10.95
Learn the skills
and strategies for adapting to arid regions.
Desert Tree
Finder by May Theelgaard & Tom Watts $3.50
A pocket guide
to identifying desert trees.
Desert
Wildflowers by Desert Botanical Garden Staff – Arizona
Highways $12.95
A guide for
identifying, locating and enjoying Arizona wildflowers and cactus
blooms.
Edible and
Medicinal Plants of the West by Gregory L. Tilford
$21.00
A full-color
guide to the identification, edibility and medicinal uses of over 250
plants.
Field Guide to
the Plants of Arizona by Anne Orth Epple $24.95
A detailed field
guide of the plants of Arizona with color photos and text.
Field Guide to
the Southwestern States by Peter Alden $19.95
This guide from
the National Audubon Society includes information on flowers, birds,
and many other
topics.
Flowers, Shrubs,
and Trees Boxed Set (4 books) $39.95
Flowers of the Southwest Mountains
Flowers of the Southwest Deserts
Shrubs and Trees of the Southwest Uplands
Shrubs and Trees of the Southwest Deserts
With the
exception of the Flowers of the Southwest Mountains, this bookstore has
the other books in the
set sold
separately for $12.95. These books are guides to the plants and
their uses of the Southwest
deserts.
Frequently Asked
Questions About the Saguaro by Janice Emily Bowers
$4.95
Concise text and
colorful photos, illustrations, and charts help you learn about these
giants of the
Sonoran Desert.
Gathering the
Desert by Gary Paul Nabhan $19.95
Interesting
reading about the human ecology or ethnobiology of the deserts.
Going to Seed by
Kahanah Farnsworth $16.95
With drawings
and color photographs, this book helps find and identify 88 plants
easily found in the
Southwest.
House In the Sun
by George Olin $12.95
A natural
history of the Sonoran Desert
How Indians Used
Desert Plants by James W. Cornett $9.95
This book
explains how plants provided food and materials for medicines, tools,
shelter and even
ceremonial
objects.
Mac's Field
Guide to Cacti and Common Trees and Shrubs of the
Southwest $4.95
A one page,
two-sided laminated chart
Medicinal Plants
of the Desert and Canyon West by Michael Moore $14.95
A guide to
identifying, preparing and using plants found in the deserts of West
and Southwest.
A Natural
History of the Sonoran Desert by The Arizona-Sonoran Desert
Museum $27.50
Edited by Steven
J. Phillips and Patricia Wentworth Comus
This book
provides the most complete collection of Sonoran Desert natural history
information ever
compiled.
Saguaro: The
Desert Giant by Anna Humphreys and Susan Lowell $10.95
This book
celebrates this "noble vegetable", found only in the Sonoran Desert.
Silly Saguaros
by Primer Publishers $2.95
A funny pocket
size book on the quips written about the different poses of the saguaro
cactus.
Sonoran Desert
by Christopher L. Helms $9.95
A wonderfully
illustrated book on the flora, fauna and geologic information of the
Sonoran desert.
Surviving the
Desert by Gregory J. Davenport $19.95
This book covers
the techniques and equipment necessary for surviving in all types of
desert conditions.
What Kinda
Cactus Izzat? by Reg Manning $6.95
An informative
text with humorous black and white cartoons which aid in remembering
the cactus facts.
Wild Cactus by
Rose Houk $25.00
This book
provides a look at prickly pear, cholla, organ pipe, hedgehog, saguaro,
cardon-the names of
cacti are as
curious as their shapes, and their adaptations to unique environments
represent responses to
the natural
world.
Wildflowers of
Arizona-Postcard Series by The Wildflower Trading
Company $2.00 each
Mexican Poppy,
Indian Paintbrush, Wild Lupine, Blue Columbine, Hedgehog Cactus, and
Saguaro
Cactus-These can
be sent in the mail as a gift of wild seeds.
Wild Foods of
the Sonoran Desert by Kevin Dahl $4.95
This book
describes wild foods - how they are gathered or produced, nutritional
value, and other uses.
Animals,
birds, reptiles, and insects
50 Common Birds
of the Southwest by Richard Cunningham $7.95
A basic color
photo guide for identifying.
50 Common
Mammals of the Southwest by George Olin $7.95
A basic color
photo guide for identifying.
50 Common
Reptiles & Amphibians of the Southwest $7.95
by Jonathon and
Roseann Beggy Hansen
70 Common
Butterflies of the Southwest by Richard Barlowitz and Douglas
Danforth $7.95
Basic color
guide.
Action Book of
Insects and Spiders by Brian and Brenda Williams $6.95
Colorful
pictures, easy to read text and facts that will fascinate, amuse and
inform.
Birds of Arizona
Field Guide by Stan Tekiela $14.95
A color-coded
guide making bird watching in Arizona even more enjoyable.
Birds of North
America-A Guide to field Identification by Golden Field
Guides $15.95
Book of Answers
(Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum) by David Wentworth
Lazaroff $14.95
The Sonoran
Desert is a place that amazes the senses and leaves you with a head
spilling over
with questions, and that is where this book fits in.
A Checklist of
the Birds of Tonto National Monument $.50
Compiled by
USGS, Cooperative Park Studies Unit at UofA and NPS staff
Creatures of the
Desert World by National Geographic $16.00
A "pop up" book
with tabs to pull for movement on each of the six two-page
scenes. Also well written text
to explain.
Desert
Critters-Plants and Animals of the Southwest by Millie Miller and Cyndi
Nelson $5.95
An illustrated
pocket size book with information on the plants and critters of the
Southwest desert.
Desert Snakes by
James W. Cornett $12.95
Contains
excellent color photos and essays on 28 poisonous and non-poisonous
snakes of the
North American deserts.
Field Guide to
the Birds of North America by National Geographic
$21.95
Completely
updated guide features more than 800 North American birds, including 80
new species.
A Field Guide to
Desert Holes by Pinau Merlin $9.95
Detailed
descriptions of desert holes, depressions and shelters and the animals
who use them. Over 60
drawings of
desert animals, their holes, and their tracks.
Gila
Monster-Facts and Folklore of America's Aztec Lizard
$10.95
by David E.
Brown & Neil B. Carmony
A work on one of
the best known, yet least understood, animals in the Southwest.
Hummers-Hummingbirds
of North America by Millie Miller and Cyndi Nelson
$5.95
A pocket size
book with lots of information on many varieties of hummingbirds with
colorful artwork.
Mac's Field
Guide –To Southwest Park & Garden Birds $4.95
A one page
two-sided laminated chart.
Meet the Wild
Southwest by Susan J. Tweit $14.95
An inviting
collection of topics-"Plants and Romance", "Spiny Survivors", "Creepy
Crawlies", "Ancient
Cities" and
more-helps readers discover the relationships among the creatures,
landforms, climate, and
human cultures
of the Southwest.
Peterson Field
Guides-Western Reptiles and Amphibians by Robert C.
Stebbins $18.00
Descriptions of
244 species plus 260 subspecies, focusing on the key features needed to
identify them.
Poisonous
Dwellers of the Desert by Trevor Hare $5.95
This guide aids
in identifying potentially dangerous species, but encourages
appreciation of the animals'
natural history.
Rattlesnake-Answers
to Frequently Asked Questions by James W. Cornett
$5.95
This booklet is
to provide accurate replies to questions that are asked about
rattlesnakes.
Scorpions and
Venomous Insects of the Southwest by Erik D. Stoops & Jeffery L.
Martin $9.95
With color
photographs and helpful illustrations, this text is a guide to
scorpions, spiders, venomous and
select
non-venomous insects of the Southwest.
Snakes and other
Reptiles of the Southwest by Erik D. Stoops and Annette
Wright $9.95
With full color
insert, 80 photographs and illustrations, and hundreds of listings,
this book is the definitive,
easy to use
guide for the Southwestern reptiles.
Southwest Desert
Wildlife by Smith Southwestern, Inc. $4.50
Colorful photos
of southwest desert wildlife.
Watchable Birds
of the Southwest by Mary Taylor Gray $14.00
A full-color
guide to 68 of the Southwest's fun-to-watch bird species.
Geology
Hiking Arizona's
Geology by Ivo Lucchitta $16.95
A well
illustrated book for the hiker who wants to understand the rocks and
explore some of Arizona's
most striking
geologic formations.
Minerals of
Arizona by Neil R. Bearce $19.00
This book
provides both novice rockhounds and experienced mineral collectors with
collecting sites that
are accessible.
Roadside Geology
of Arizona by Halka Chronic $18.00
This book covers
the geology along Arizona highways in the southern and western deserts,
central
highlands,
Colorado Plateau and 11 National Parks and Monuments.
Field
Guides
Easy Field
Guides by Richard & Sharon Nelson $1.50
EFG to Common
Desert
Birds
EFG to Rock Art Symbols of the SW
EFG to Common
Desert
Cactus
EFG to the Southwestern Night Sky
EFG to Common
Mammals of
Arizona
EFG to Southwestern Petroglyphs
EFG to Indian
Arts and
Legends
EFG to Southwestern Snakes
Getgo Guides by
AZ-Sonora Desert Museum $4.95
Laminated field
guides:
Hummingbirds
Lizards of the
Southwest
Outdoor Gizmos -
make a sundial, figure your latitude, and make a compass in minutes
using common,
everyday objects.
Venomous Critters
Golden
Guides-from St. Martin's Press $6.95
Birds
Reptiles and Amphibians
Geology
Rocks, Gems and Minerals
Insects
Spiders and their Kin
Poisonous
Animals
Wildflowers
Look West
Series $12.95
Each beautifully
illustrated book describes one of the fascinating creatures of the
Southwest
Coyotes
Gambel's Quail
Javelinas
Roadrunners
Pocket
Naturalist by Waterford Press $5.95
Laminated field
guides:
Arizona Trees
& Wildflowers The Night Sky
Arizona
Wildlife
Southwestern Desert Life
Geology
Weather