California’s Fading Wildflowers
Title | California’s Fading Wildflowers PDF eBook |
Author | Richard A. Minnich |
Publisher | University of California Press |
Total Pages | 360 |
Release | 2008-06-18 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9780520253537 |
Early Spanish explorers in the late eighteenth century found springtime California covered with spectacular carpets of wildflowers from San Francisco to San Diego. Yet today, invading plant species have devastated this nearly forgotten botanical heritage. In this lively, vividly detailed work, Richard A. Minnich synthesizes a unique and wide-ranging array of sources—from the historic accounts of those early explorers to the writings of early American botanists in the nineteenth century, newspaper accounts in the twentieth century, and modern ecological theory—to give the most comprehensive historical analysis available of the dramatic transformation of California's wildflower prairies. At the same time, his groundbreaking book challenges much current thinking on the subject, critically evaluating the hypothesis that perennial bunchgrasses were once a dominant feature of California's landscape and instead arguing that wildflowers filled this role. As he examines the changes in the state's landscape over the past three centuries, Minnich brings new perspectives to topics including restoration ecology, conservation, and fire management in a book that will change our of view of native California.
California’s Fading Wildflowers
Title | California’s Fading Wildflowers PDF eBook |
Author | Richard A. Minnich |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | 361 |
Release | 2008-06-18 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0520934334 |
Early Spanish explorers in the late eighteenth century found springtime California covered with spectacular carpets of wildflowers from San Francisco to San Diego. Yet today, invading plant species have devastated this nearly forgotten botanical heritage. In this lively, vividly detailed work, Richard A. Minnich synthesizes a unique and wide-ranging array of sources—from the historic accounts of those early explorers to the writings of early American botanists in the nineteenth century, newspaper accounts in the twentieth century, and modern ecological theory—to give the most comprehensive historical analysis available of the dramatic transformation of California's wildflower prairies. At the same time, his groundbreaking book challenges much current thinking on the subject, critically evaluating the hypothesis that perennial bunchgrasses were once a dominant feature of California's landscape and instead arguing that wildflowers filled this role. As he examines the changes in the state's landscape over the past three centuries, Minnich brings new perspectives to topics including restoration ecology, conservation, and fire management in a book that will change our of view of native California.
Wildflowers of California
Title | Wildflowers of California PDF eBook |
Author | Laird Blackwell |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | 589 |
Release | 2012-05-08 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0520951476 |
In this photograph-driven field guide to California’s spectacular wildflowers, Laird R. Blackwell expertly provides several ways to find them in bloom: by month, by place, and by flower. The month-by-month descriptions—found in no other statewide guide—suggest what to see and where to go throughout the state during the blooming season. The author also supplies more than 300 locations arranged in 10 geographical regions, highlighting 67 of his favorite places with detailed driving and walking directions and difficulty, blooming times, and lists of predominant wildflowers as well as a featured flower. The guide contains more than 650 color photographs by the author, including 600 species arranged by flower, with natural history notes and places and months to find the flower in bloom. Throughout, experienced wildflower guide Blackwell shares his love of the beautiful places and flowers he has visited throughout California.
California Spring Wildflowers
Title | California Spring Wildflowers PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Alexander Munz |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | 132 |
Release | 1961 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780520008960 |
Wildflowers of California
Title | Wildflowers of California PDF eBook |
Author | Larry Ulrich |
Publisher | Companion Press |
Total Pages | 48 |
Release | 1995-06 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780944197356 |
Twenty full-color postcards of California's wildflowers
A Guide to Locating California Wildflowers
Title | A Guide to Locating California Wildflowers PDF eBook |
Author | Gerald Weland |
Publisher | American Traveler Press |
Total Pages | 52 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9781558381339 |
Because of its diverse environments, California has a very wide variety of plants and flowers. Where to find them, what to look for, and excellent photographs help the reader find great beauty throughout the state.
Wildflowers of Northern California
Title | Wildflowers of Northern California PDF eBook |
Author | George Oxford Miller |
Publisher | Adventure Publications |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9781591937531 |
Focusing on Northern California wildflowers, this tabbed booklet features detailed photographs of wildflowers, organized by color to help readers quickly and easily identify the wildflowers they see.