Today on the Garden Variety blog, Susan Reimer reviews Wildflowers of the Coastal Plain, a new book by Ray Neyland about the region that runs from the middle of New Jersey to the Gulf Coast. Here's an excerpt from her review:

In this new field guide, Wildflowers of the Coastal Plain, author Ray Neyland profiles 535 species of native flora, with beautiful pictures and capsule descriptions of each.

Some of the descriptions include historical information, such as how the plants may have been used for food or medicine in the past.

And there is also a step-by-step guide in the back of the book that will help readers identify plants themselves ... . But the pictures are by far the best part of this wonderful new field guide.