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Saving the Wild South - The Fight for Native Plants on the Brink of Extinction (Paperback)
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Saving the Wild South - The Fight for Native Plants on the Brink of Extinction (Paperback)
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The American South is famous for its astonishingly rich
biodiversity. In this book, Georgann Eubanks takes a wondrous trek
from Alabama to North Carolina to search out native plants that are
endangered and wavering on the edge of erasure. Even as she reveals
the intricate beauty and biology of the South's plant life, she
also shows how local development and global climate change are
threatening many species, some of which have been graduated to the
federal list of endangered species. Why should we care, Eubanks
asks, about North Carolina's Yadkin River goldenrod, found only in
one place on earth? Or the Alabama canebrake pitcher plant, a
carnivorous marvel being decimated by criminal poaching and a
booming black market? These plants, she argues, are important not
only to the natural environment but also to southern identity, and
she finds her inspiration in talking with the heroes-the botanists,
advocates, and conservationists young and old-on a quest to save
these green gifts of the South for future generations. These
passionate plant lovers caution all of us not to take for granted
the sensitive ecosystems that contribute to the region's
long-standing appeal, beauty, and character.
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