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>>1088384
Pretty much any basic guide book. It's not exciting as it sounds. Will post some aesthetic though.

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>>1088563
My favorite book, combines /x/tier stuff, geology, prehistory, and 19th century comfy peak of western civilization.

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This one looks comfy.

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The ones I will recommend are more like text books but I am in the process of condensing this one (pic related) down to field guide size.
Also, The Complete Mushroom Hunter and
Identifying and harvesting edible and Medicinal plants.
If you're lazy:
https://www.google.com/search?q=The+Complete+Mushroom+Hunter&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS752US752&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiTkquXyfXVAhVny1QKHVTHCi0Q_AUICygC&biw=1280&bih=615
https://www.google.com/search?q=Edible+and+Medicinal+plants&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS752US752&oq=Edible+and+Medicinal+plants&aqs=chrome..69i57.6125j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

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I've got dozens of plant guides at work. Maybe the tread will be alive Tuesday after all the typical Monday work bs is over.
Image related is the best bird book in my experience. It's got distribution maps and good illustrations that emphasize species's distinguishing features. The organization is weird, my aunt had the pages tabbed in hers for quicker access but I've never bothered.

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>>1089381
When I was in first grade, the school's library had an old hardcover edition of image related. I checked that thing out over and over all year until one of the librarians finally stamped "Removed From Circulation" inside the covers and gave it to me. That was a really long time ago, and it's still I'm my library. A newer edition with waterproof binding, image attached, is part of my field kit.

>>1089385
The attached link I keep handy when I do field delineation work. It's state specific, but since upper Midwest was mentioned, me and Opie might be neighbors. (616 reporting) I'll post plant books later. I've got too many to remember.
>>http://michiganflora.net/

Thanks for the suggestions so far. And the aesthetic cover dump.
Besides teaching yourselves, how have you all come to know your local ecology?
Parents? Scouting? Work? Volunteering? Crazy but wise old family friends/relatives? Giv story

>>1089396
Repetition. Take ten minutes and key out the specie you have at hand. Find another and do it again. Over and over again.
This kind of autism must come from within.

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>>1089389
Good thing /out/ is a slow board.
Image attached is the go-to botanical bible for all plants in my peninsulas. The 3 volume set is closely coorelated to the link above. It's a must have for any serious botanist.

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>>1091527
Here's a few more. The two volume "Grasses" requires a working vocabulary of morphological characteristics, but it's exhaustive.

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>>1091528
Core and Ammons was a suggested text from a college class. It's one of the most useful in my library. The wildflower in winter books were from an Amazon spree, each has been useful in it's own peculiar way.

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>>1091529
And before you ask, Yes, these are part of my field kit. I don't have an encyclopedic photographic memory, and need to i.d. to specie about 20 projects per year, so I need to be able to look it up. It all goes with me in the truck in image related.

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>>1091532
Very nice, I'll look into these titles when I get home. Thanks.
>>1089423
Lucky for me I've got autism to spare