For the serious student of native plants, “The Flora of Mount Adams, Washington” will be an important work. Considered to be the most diverse flora in the state, Mt. Adams hosts several, quite distinct habitats and over 800 distinct species of plants. As there are no photographs and only botanist-oriented descriptions and identifying keys, this is not for the casual seeker of wildflowers. Instead, look for co-author Susan McDougall’s “The Wildflowers of Mount Adams, Washington.”
Excerpted from the Fall 2008 Arboretum Bulletin.