Author: Volney RattanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
A Popular California Flora
Author: Volney RattanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
A Popular California flora, or, Manual of botany for beginners
Author: Volney RattanCalifornia Plants
Author: Matt RitterPublisher:
ISBN: 9780999896006
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
California Plants is an essential resource for outdoor enthusiasts. With his vibrant photographs and lively writing, Matt Ritter takes the reader on a journey through the Golden State's iconic landscapes and abundant plant life. This definitive guide features more than 500 species, along with detailed descriptions, fascinating natural history stories, and handy tree and wildflower color identification charts.
Introduction to California Plant Life
Author: Robert OrnduffPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520237049
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
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.
A California Flora
Author: Philip Alexander MunzPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520024052
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1928
Book Description
California Native Plants for the Garden
Author: Carol BornsteinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
"California Native Plants for the Garden" is a comprehensive resource that features more than 500 of the best California native plants for gardening in the Mediterranean-climate areas of the world. Authored by three of the state's leading native-plant horticulturalists and illustrated with 450 color photos, this reference book also includes chapters on landscape design, installation, and maintenance. Detailed lists of recommended native plants for a variety of situations are also provided.
Field Guide to Common California Rangeland and Pasture Plants
Author: LARRY FOREROPublisher: UCANR Publications
ISBN: 1627110739
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
This pocket-sized card set provides rangeland managers with an easy-to-use photographic guide to 52 of the most important range and pasture plants. Spiral bound and printed on sturdy laminated paper this resource will hold up to rough service in the field. Each entry contains common and scientific name, lifecycle, habitat, elevation, forage quality, and general information . Also includes a comparison table of USDA Plant Database to Jepson e-flora scientific names and a summary table of the covered plants showing their life cycle, habitat, elevation, and forage value at a glance.
Early Uses of California Plants
Author: Edward K. BallsPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520000728
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Information from many sources has been compiled here to present the most important uses of plants by early inhabitants of California, as well as methods of preparing the plants for use. The Indian method of leaching acorn meal so it could be eaten, the medicinal value of Yerba Mansa, the use of other plants for making baskets, rope, and clothing, are some of the subjects treated.
Wildly Successful Plants
Author: Pam PeircePublisher:
ISBN: 9781570613586
Category : Landscape gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Pam Peirce pinpoints 50 often overlooked main plant species that effortlessly add dazzle to gardens throughout Northern California. These tough yet beautiful plants bloom yearlong and persevere in gardens despite neglect, drought, or frost. This book profiles these "regional survivors," spotlighting such plants as calla lilies, nasturtiums, cineraria, and more. A resource for all gardeners, it includes chapters on the history, climate, and care of plants, as well as weeds, annuals, perennials, bulbs, succulents/cactus, and shrubs. It also contains lists of other well-adapted plants beyond those in the 50 species profiled.
National Audubon Society Field Guide to California
Author: National Audubon SocietyPublisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0679446788
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
The most comprehensive field guide available to the flora and fauna of California--a portable, essential companion for visitors and residents alike--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers. This compact volume contains: An easy-to-use field guide for identifying 1,000 of the state's wildflowers, trees, mushrooms, mosses, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, butterflies, mammals, and much more; A complete overview of California's natural history, covering geology, wildlife habitats, ecology, fossils, rocks and minerals, clouds and weather patterns and night sky; An extensive sampling of the area's best parks, preserves, beaches, forests, islands, and wildlife sanctuaries, with detailed descriptions and visitor information for 50 sites and notes on dozens of others. The guide is packed with visual information -- the 1,500 full-color images include more than 1,300 photographs, 14 maps, and 16 night-sky charts, as well as 150 drawings explaining everything from geological processes to the basic features of different plants and animals.