This field guide contains an impressive 550 wildflowers which grow in Ontario. I'm sure that I would be able to find just about anything in here that I see on a hike in the woods. However - the quality of the photographs is very lacking - they are dark sometimes even grainy looking. And this book gives only the essential information on each flower, leaving out the interesting bits like its history and medicinal uses.

So although this book is quite comprehensive, it just isn't enjoyable to read. I think there are many more attractive wildflower field guides out there. I also own the book Ontario Wildflowers: 101 Wayside Flowers, and I prefer it, because although it is missing many flowers, the photos are top notch and it gives me lots of interesting information about each flower.

I think this ROM book would be a useful addition to the library of serious students of wildflowers, but if you are only planning on getting ONE field guide to wildflowers, don't let it be this one.