02360nam 2200601 450 991046692580332120200520144314.00-8165-3234-6(CKB)3790000000033286(EBL)3440643(SSID)ssj0001533148(PQKBManifestationID)12505857(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001533148(PQKBWorkID)11476923(PQKB)11332603(MiAaPQ)EBC3440643(OCoLC)917853715(MdBmJHUP)muse46152(Au-PeEL)EBL3440643(CaPaEBR)ebr11088017(CaONFJC)MIL821233(EXLCZ)99379000000003328620150818h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe quiet extinction stories of North America's rare and threatened plants /Kara RogersTucson, Arizona :The University of Arizona Press,2015.©20151 online resource (248 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8165-3106-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Whitebark pine -- Fraser fir -- Plants and their animals -- Lost in the wild -- Mead's milkweed -- Florida torreya -- Fickeisen plains cactus and acuña cactus -- Penstemon -- Golden paintbrush -- Hidden value -- The northern plants -- Afterword."The Quiet Extinction explores the reasons many of our native plants are disappearing, noting their significance to the continent's natural heritage. Kara Rogers captures the excitement of their discovery, the tragedy that has come to define their existence, and the remarkable efforts underway to save them"--Provided by publisher.Endangered plantsNorth AmericaPlant conservationNorth AmericaEndemic plantsNorth AmericaElectronic books.Endangered plantsPlant conservationEndemic plants581.68097Rogers Kara970507MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910466925803321The quiet extinction2262533UNINA