Shrub Finder

Identify wild shrubs in eastern North America with this pocket-size guide.

If you enjoy learning about native plants, gardening with regional species, or simply understanding the shrubs you encounter outdoors, then being able to identify wild shrubs is an essential skill. Shrub Finder by Dorcas S. Miller is a practical tool for getting started with shrub identification. This compact booklet helps readers identify common native shrubs found throughout the eastern half of North America.

The booklet provides a dichotomous key to identifying woody plants. Simply answer a series of simple questions about leaf arrangement, leaf shape and margins, flower position, and fruit type. Along the way, professional illustrations highlight key features and help to guide you to a positive identification in eastern Canada and the US states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and parts of Florida, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Book Features:

• More than 180 species of shrubs and shrub families


• Professional line illustrations with key markings for identification


• Small format that fits into a pocket or pack