Gregory Carr

I only looked at the plant section, but from what I got much of the information was helpful in the differentiation of the biota. What confused me, however, was some of the native ranges listed for the trees. These are the ones that do not seem to be correct: 1) Evergreen Oak (Quercus ilex) - On page 28 it says the Evergreen Oak's native range is Eastern North America, but isn't it a tree native to the Mediterranean region, with the Quercus ilex subspecies ilex staying in the Mediterranean region to the east of Spain (but sometimes found naturally up north in the Pays de la Loire region) whereas the Quercus ilex subspecies rotundifolia is is native to the North Africa/Spain/Portugal regions of the Mediterranean? 2) Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis) - On page 29 it says the Sitka Spruce's native range is Eastern Asia, but isn't it a tree native to the Northwest coast of North America, specifically in the temperate rainforests of Alaska, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia; more specifically along the north Pacific coast from latitude 61° N. in Southcentral Alaska to 39° N? 3) Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) - On page 30 it says the Lodgepole Pine's native range is Eastern Asia, but isn't it a tree native to British Columbia and the West-coast United States; more specifically throughout the Rocky Mountain and Pacific coast regions, extending north to about latitude 64° N. in the Yukon Territory and south to about latitude 31° N? Now, I am by no means an expert or someone greatly knowledgable in this area, so if I am completely off base I would greatly appreciate someone telling me off so that I do not put off any potential readers to this, for what it is, very helpful book. This is just a small thing that irked me when reading through the book.