The Milkweed Lands
An Epic Story of One Plant: Its Nature and Ecology
Eric Lee-Mäder
- 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-Mäder
- 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.This
- publication
- conforms
- to
- the
- EPUB
- Accessibility
- specification
- at
- WCAG
- 2.0
- Level AA.
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