Since their publication in the 1970s by Sul Ross State University, Barton Warnock's "Wildflowers" books have been essential reading for anyone interested in the plants of West Texas. Complete with color photographs of all catalogued plants, Warnock's books are the most comprehensive guides to the plants of West Texas.

Unlike most botanists, who have access only to public lands, Barton Warnock was granted access to much of the private land in the area and has included this information in his books. Owing to the overall scope of his collection and his extensive knowledge of the region, Barton Warnock has been called "The poster boy for the wildflowers of Texas." His importance to the botanical community is has been most notably recognized by an unprecedented twelve plants that others have chosen to name in his honor.

Wildflowers of the Guadalupe Mountains and the Sand Dune Country, Texas is the second of Warnock's books on the plants of West Texas.

Wildflowers of the Davis Mountains and the Marathon Basin, Texas is the third of Warnock's books on the plants of West Texas.

About the Author...

Barton H. Warnock was a professor of Biology at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas for over thirty years. He has devoted his professional life to the study of the native vegetation of the Trans-Pecos region of Texas. His extensive collection of native plants makes up the bulk of the collection in the Sul Ross Herbarium.

Dr. Warnock, a native of West Texas, received his B.S. in biology from Sul Ross State University, his M.A. in botany from the University of Iowa, and his Ph.D. in botany from the University of Texas. He was the director of the Science-Math Division, chairman of the Biology Department, taught biology courses, and conducted research at Sul Ross since 1946. He has published several articles on the native plants of the Trans-Pecos area and has described several new species. He has twelve species of plants and an environmental education center in Lajitas named in his honor. Barton H. Warnock died of a heart attack in 1998.