I thought it would be nice/interesting to see what the community’s current favorite field guides are. As an aspiring amateur generalist I have lots of field guides but I want to know, what’s on your bookshelf and getting a lot of attention recently? My current favorite in rotation (2018-2019): Pe…

Does anyone now of any good field guides for plants in the Northeastern US ?(I live in Ohio)

For wildflowers of the eastern US, I really like Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide. You have to learn to use the key system, but it is time well spent. Published in 1977, it is still in print. (Note that one commonly-seen edition has California wildflowers on the cover–do not be fooled, it is for the NE US…

I received a copy of 양서파충류 도감 (Amphibian & Reptile Guide; in Korean), co-authored by iNaturalist user pintail a few months ago and have been blown away by the detail inside. Scrolling 1/3 of the way down the linked page will get you some example pages – keys, photos (including common color morphs),…

Since there’s another vote for Newcomb, I’m going to find a copy today and quit putting it off! Welcome to the iNat forum, @cotinis !

There’s a new one we’ll be getting soon. We know one of the authors, it should be excellent. Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (A Timber Press Field Guide) https://www.amazon.com/Wildflowers-Atlantic-Southeast-Timber-Press/dp/1604697601/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1EDJPC10C04X8&keywords=wildflowers+of+th…

A new one: “Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America”, by Jeffrey H. Skevington , Michelle M. Locke, Andrew D. Young, Kevin Moran, William J. Crins , and Stephen A. Marshall. Bits and pieces of this guide have been online for about a decade now, but the full thing is well worth th…

I found a great field guide in the library today: Fishes of Arkansas by Henry W. Robison & Thomas M. Buchanan. It has keys and detailed drawings, which I haven’t seen in other fish field guides for the southeastern US.

An old thread, but thought I would echo a few of the comments about BugGuide based on my recent experiences. I’m finding that for new or unknown (to me anyway!), using both iNat and BG together is very effective. iNat’s computer vision/ID suggestion is often very helpful to get me down to genus or…

Maybe someone would need it, but there’re some cool guides for Russian nature that helped me: Amphibians of Russia (Dunaev, 2018), Freshwater fish of Central Russia (Vasil’eva, 2018) [image] Opisthobranchia of Russian seas (Martyov, Korshunova, 2011) [image] And great series of Crimean nature, …

Current or general favorite field guides?

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Does anyone know of a dedicated Salticidae guide perhaps for the Northeast of North America?

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