The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State

"The Plants of Michigan" by Henry A. Gleason is a guidebook made to assist those who want to recognize the different types of seeded botanicals that grow naturally in Michigan: it's a tool for learners and people who love nature to get better at knowing their plants, not an advanced botany manual. The text starts by explaining that the book uses easy-to-understand features of plants to tell them apart and that the goal is to teach people how to use "keys," descriptions that help you choose between different plant traits so you can figure out what family or species it is; to achieve this correctly, you must look closely at the plant and know some botany words.