Iowa's living roadway Plant profiler

Book - 2003

This spiral-bound educational tool is a valuable guide to understanding the Iowa Department of Transportation's roadside management programs. It offers descriptions of various landscape designs or planting styles used within or adjacent to Iowa's highway rights-of-way, as well as various plant profiles. The guide includes photographs and descriptions of 41 wildflower and native grass species, 33 trees and 16 shrubs, all of which are used by the DOT's roadside management program. Plant descriptions include each plant's common and Latin names, botanical family, physical characteristics, bloom period, natural habitats, and interesting trivia tidbits.