Susan Durisek’s blog

Rare Wildflowers of Kentucky … Thomas G Barnes, Deborah White & Marc Evans.  The University Press of Kentucky.  190 pages.  $39.95.

 

 

Step aside, Indiana Jones.  Kentucky’s Tom Barnes is our rare treasure explorer, finding his way to untouched spots out in Kentucky’s wilderness, as well as power-line cuts, for images of some of the least-seen and most endangered flora in the Commonwealth.  For those of us who don’t have the energy or the time to wander so far afield, not to mention breaking ribs, Barnes and colleagues White and Evans have shared their experiences and photographs in this luxuriously illustrated volume.  The cover photo of Michaux’s saxifrage, with its delicate white petals, portrays a sense of fragility, and the introductory text explains the basics of why and how our native plants are becoming rarities. 

Barnes’ Web site has more photos and information: http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Forestry/TBarnes/Barneshome1.htm