Introduction to the Plant Life of Southern California
Title | Introduction to the Plant Life of Southern California PDF eBook |
Author | Philip W. Rundel |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | 325 |
Release | 2005-04-29 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0520241991 |
Rundel introduces readers to the plant communities of the Southern California coastal areas and foothills, including color photos of 250 species and additional color habitat photos.
Introduction to California Plant Life
Title | Introduction to California Plant Life PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Ornduff |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | 366 |
Release | 2003-07-24 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780520237049 |
California's remarkably diverse plants range in size from the stately coast redwoods to the minute belly plants of the southern deserts. This is the only concise overview of the state's unique flora, its plant communities, and the environmental factors that shape them. 156 illustrations.
Introduction to the Plant Life of Southern California
Title | Introduction to the Plant Life of Southern California PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Wilson Rundel |
Publisher | University of California Press - University of California Press |
Total Pages | 316 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780520236165 |
CNHG: This is an introduction to the plant communities of the Southern California coastal areas and foothills, including color photos of 250 species and additional color habitat photos.
San Diego County Native Plants
Title | San Diego County Native Plants PDF eBook |
Author | James Lightner |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 356 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Endemic plants |
ISBN |
Trees and Shrubs of California
Title | Trees and Shrubs of California PDF eBook |
Author | John David Stuart |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | 502 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 9780520221093 |
"Finally a guide to the woody plants of wildland California! The easy-to-follow vegetative keys, revealing drawings, crisp color photos, and handy range maps combine to make this a beautiful, reader-friendly resource to the novice and the expert alike. Each species has a page of text, including notes on habitat, morphology, and economic importance."--Michael Barbour, editor of California's Changing Landscapes "I love this book. It is warmly welcome as a guide for California's avid public, a public that includes natural history lovers, conservationists, consultants, agencies, and public and private land managers. It is useful, useable, packed with accurate information, and cannot help but assist us in the difficult job of preserving our natural heritage."--Jake Sigg, President, California Native Plant Society
Roadside Plants of Southern California
Title | Roadside Plants of Southern California PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas J. Belzer |
Publisher | Mountain Press Publishing Company |
Total Pages | 168 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
"Belzer devised this guide for the person who enjoys the outdoors and wishes to know more about the native plants of Southern California but may not have much botanical training. It serves that purpose nicely. Belzer's striking color photos and concise pl
Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates
Title | Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates PDF eBook |
Author | Peter R. Dallman |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | 278 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780520208094 |
Here is a wonderful overview of the landscape and vegetation of the five regions of the world that have a Mediterranean climate. In addition to the Mediterranean Basin itself, this climate of mild, rainy winters and dry, warm summers is found in California and parts of Chile, South Africa, and Australia. 30 maps. 18 tables. 46 line illustrations. 75 color and 90 b&w photos.