Range Plants of North Central Texas: A Land User’s Guide to Their Identification, Value, and Management provides detailed information and photographs—over 1,450 in total—for each of 324 plants (160 forbs, 59 grasses, and 105 woody species), emphasizing leaves, flowers, fruits, and other key identification features. Written in clear, accessible language with minimal technical terminology, the guide is designed for landowners, students, and plant enthusiasts.

Each plant entry includes identification tips, value, and management insights. The “value” sections—often overlooked in similar wildflower guides—describe the plant’s importance to different livestock and wildlife species. These sections help land users understand which plants to promote, maintain, or control. Management tips provide practical guidance on maintaining or increasing desirable plant species and where they are most likely to occur.

The book focuses on the Rolling Plains, Cross Timbers and Prairies, Blackland Prairie, and Post Oak Savannah vegetational regions of Texas. However, because of regional overlap, it serves as a valuable reference for landowners, students, and wildflower enthusiasts across much of Texas and southern Oklahoma.

Range Plants of North Central Texas is organized alphabetically by plant family, then by genus and species within each genus, grouping similar plants for easy comparison and identification. The USDA PLANTS Database was used to confirm current scientific names, with previous names shown in parentheses. Common names reflect those locally accepted and widely used in Texas.