Carolyn Dodson

About The Author

Carolyn Dodson is retired from the faculty of the libraries of the University of New Mexico and has taught wildflower identification classes in the UNM Continuing Education Division for twenty-five years. She coauthored Central New Mexico Gardens (with the Native Plant Society) and Mountain Wildflowers of the Southern Rockies (with William W. Dunmire).

Books by Carolyn Dodson

A Guide to Plants of the Northern Chihuahuan Desert
By Carolyn Dodson
Illustrated by Robert DeWitt Ivey
The Chihuahuan desert is the second largest in North America and its northern, or United States, portion occupies southeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico, and Texas west of the Pecos River. Hot, dry, and windy, the desert is home to a unique community of plants that have adapted to its harsh en...
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Mountain Wildflowers of the Southern Rockies

Revealing Their Natural History

By Carolyn Dodson and William W. Dunmire
For both visitors and natural history buffs, this book includes seventy-five examples of some of the most common and conspicuous wildflowers in the Rocky Mountains from southern Wyoming to New Mexico.
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