California boasts one of the richest assemblages of native plant species in the world, and among the state's most beautiful flowering plants are its monocotyledons - a large and varied group including lilies, irises, grasses, orchids, agaves, and even palms. Wild Lilies, Irises
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9780520238497
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Native Treasures
By Smith, M Nevin
Nevin Smith has spent his life growing plants and exploring the wild California landscape. A highly respected horticulturalist and practitioner who is also a gifted writer, Smith shares his years of experience growing native California plants in this lively, informative book. Rath
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9780520244252
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Designing California Native Gardens
By Keator, Glenn
Inspirational, practical, and easy to use, this book was created with the aim of conveying the awesome diversity and beauty of California's native plants and demonstrating how they can be brought into ecologically sound, attractive, workable, and artful gardens. Structured around
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9780520239784
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Edible and Useful Plants of California
By Clarke, Charlotte Bringle
Both American Indians and the pioneers knew and used many different plant species-for food, fibers, medicine, tools, and other purposes. This unique book is a guide to identifying more than 220 such plants. But it goes much further-it also tells the reader how to prepare, cook, an
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9780520032675
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Plants of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
By Phillips, Wayne
With excerpts from the journals and nontechnical descriptions, Plants of the Lewis and Clark Expedition mixes history with botany and invites readers to see the wildflowers, shrubs, and trees as the explorers first saw them, from indigo bush in Missouri to feather boa kelp
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9780878424771
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Manual of California Vegetation
By Sawyer, John O
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9780943460253
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An Island Called California
By Bakker, Elna S
Bakker's classic of ecological science now includes three new chapters on Southern California which make the book more useful than ever. Striking new photographs illustrate the diversity of life, climate, and geological formation.
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9780520049482
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Book
California Plant Families
By Keator, Glenn
Interest in California's beautiful native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers is at an all-time high. Yet identification and classification of the state's vast and varied flora can be challenging for both amateurs and professionals. This book provides a superb way for learning to ident
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9780520259249
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Plants of the Tahoe Basin
By Graf, Michael
This is the first comprehensive illustrated guide to the trees, ferns, and flowering plants of the Tahoe Basin. Covering more than 600 species, many of them rare, and with over 300 color photographs, here is the most complete and up-to-date wildflower guide available for this flor
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9780520215412
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Paperback
Introduction to California Plant Life
By Ornduff, Robert
"The unique plant and biological communities in California make it a marvel on world scale, and a continuing source of interest and delight. This fine revised volume provides an introduction that should allow all Californians to understand better the special features of the p
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9780520025837
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The Jepson Manual
By Hickman, James C
First published in 1925, Willis Linn Jepson's Manual of the Flowering Plants of California has been a standard reference for teachers, students, and naturalists. Since that time, hundreds of new species have been identified and botanical investigation has become more sophis
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9780520082557
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Book
Plant Identification Terminology
By Harris, J G
Plant taxonomy employs an extensive and complex terminology. The meaning of most botanical terms, however, is immediately apparent when an illustration is available. This is the purpose of this volume. This book provides over 1700 clear illustrations of terms used in plant identif
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9780964022157
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Book
Plants of the Tahoe Basin
By Graf, Michael
This is the first comprehensive illustrated guide to the trees, ferns, and flowering plants of the Tahoe Basin. Covering more than 600 species, many of them rare, and with over 300 color photographs, here is the most complete and up-to-date wildflower guide available for this flor
Publisher: n/a
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9780520215412
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Paperback
Sierra Nevada Natural History
By Storer, Tracy I
The magnificent and much-loved Sierra Nevada, called the "Range of Light" by John Muir, is the dominant feature on the California landscape. First published forty years ago, this handbook has become an enduring natural history classic, used by thousands to learn more abo
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9780520232778
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Book
The Life of an Oak
By Keator, Glenn
The Life of an Oak takes an intimate look at all aspects of the oak tree, from a microscopic examination of its cellular processes to a survey of the grand Diaspora by which members of this remarkable family have spread around the world and diversified. The separate yet exq
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9780930588984
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Paperback
Oaks of California
By Pavlik, Bruce M
Oaks of California, the first book ever devoted to the state's native oaks, celebrates the unique place of these trees in California's natural and cultural heritage. Winner of the 1992 Benjamin Franklin Award for best "Regional" book, this title continues to b
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9780962850523
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Hardcover
Wildflowers Of California
By Ulrich, Larry
California's varied geography hosts a rich mosaic of habitats for flowering native plants. In this portfolio of color images, California photographer Larry Ulrich explores the astonishing spectrum of native flora in bloom across the Golden State. Yet loss of habitat from developme
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9780944197332
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Book
Wildflowers of Nevada and Placer Counties, California
By Chapter., California Native Plant Society. Redbud
Book by Redbud Chapter
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9780943460482
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Book
Wildflowers of the Sierra Nevada and the Central Valley
By Blackwell, Laird R
A photographic guide to 200 wildflower species from the Central Valley near Sacramento, west up to the peaks of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Each species has at least one photograph, a description and notes on its distribution, native and modern uses and similar species.
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9781551052267
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Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West
By Tilford, Gregory L
Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West invites anyone interested in plants, personal well-being, and a healthy environment to discover the healing powers of the herbal world. Full-color photographs face detailed descriptions of 250 plant species in the western United States and C
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9780878423590
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Print book
Poisonous Plants of California
By Fuller, Thomas C
This highly informative volume describes California's native, naturalized, and cultivated plant species which can be poisonous and describes how to recognize them, where they are found, and what symptoms they produce.
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9780520055698
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Paperback
California Native Plants for the Garden
By Bornstein, Carol
California Native Plants for the Garden is a comprehensive resource that features more than 500 of the best California native plants for gardening in Mediterranean-climate areas of the world. Authored by three of the state's leading native-plant horticulturists and illustrated wit
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9780962850585
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Paperback
Gardening with a Wild Heart
By Lowry, Judith Larner
This lyrical and articulate mix of the practical and the poetic combines personal story, wildland ecology, restoration gardening practices, and native plant horticulture. Judith Lowry's voice and experiences make a rich matrix for essays that include discussions of wildflower gard
Wild Lilies, Irises, and Grasses
By Harlow, Nora
California boasts one of the richest assemblages of native plant species in the world, and among the state's most beautiful flowering plants are its monocotyledons - a large and varied group including lilies, irises, grasses, orchids, agaves, and even palms. Wild Lilies, Irises
Native Treasures
By Smith, M Nevin
Nevin Smith has spent his life growing plants and exploring the wild California landscape. A highly respected horticulturalist and practitioner who is also a gifted writer, Smith shares his years of experience growing native California plants in this lively, informative book. Rath
Designing California Native Gardens
By Keator, Glenn
Inspirational, practical, and easy to use, this book was created with the aim of conveying the awesome diversity and beauty of California's native plants and demonstrating how they can be brought into ecologically sound, attractive, workable, and artful gardens. Structured around
Edible and Useful Plants of California
By Clarke, Charlotte Bringle
Both American Indians and the pioneers knew and used many different plant species-for food, fibers, medicine, tools, and other purposes. This unique book is a guide to identifying more than 220 such plants. But it goes much further-it also tells the reader how to prepare, cook, an
Plants of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
By Phillips, Wayne
With excerpts from the journals and nontechnical descriptions, Plants of the Lewis and Clark Expedition mixes history with botany and invites readers to see the wildflowers, shrubs, and trees as the explorers first saw them, from indigo bush in Missouri to feather boa kelp
Manual of California Vegetation
By Sawyer, John O
n/a
An Island Called California
By Bakker, Elna S
Bakker's classic of ecological science now includes three new chapters on Southern California which make the book more useful than ever. Striking new photographs illustrate the diversity of life, climate, and geological formation.
California Plant Families
By Keator, Glenn
Interest in California's beautiful native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers is at an all-time high. Yet identification and classification of the state's vast and varied flora can be challenging for both amateurs and professionals. This book provides a superb way for learning to ident
Plants of the Tahoe Basin
By Graf, Michael
This is the first comprehensive illustrated guide to the trees, ferns, and flowering plants of the Tahoe Basin. Covering more than 600 species, many of them rare, and with over 300 color photographs, here is the most complete and up-to-date wildflower guide available for this flor
Introduction to California Plant Life
By Ornduff, Robert
"The unique plant and biological communities in California make it a marvel on world scale, and a continuing source of interest and delight. This fine revised volume provides an introduction that should allow all Californians to understand better the special features of the p
The Jepson Manual
By Hickman, James C
First published in 1925, Willis Linn Jepson's Manual of the Flowering Plants of California has been a standard reference for teachers, students, and naturalists. Since that time, hundreds of new species have been identified and botanical investigation has become more sophis
Plant Identification Terminology
By Harris, J G
Plant taxonomy employs an extensive and complex terminology. The meaning of most botanical terms, however, is immediately apparent when an illustration is available. This is the purpose of this volume. This book provides over 1700 clear illustrations of terms used in plant identif
Plants of the Tahoe Basin
By Graf, Michael
This is the first comprehensive illustrated guide to the trees, ferns, and flowering plants of the Tahoe Basin. Covering more than 600 species, many of them rare, and with over 300 color photographs, here is the most complete and up-to-date wildflower guide available for this flor
Sierra Nevada Natural History
By Storer, Tracy I
The magnificent and much-loved Sierra Nevada, called the "Range of Light" by John Muir, is the dominant feature on the California landscape. First published forty years ago, this handbook has become an enduring natural history classic, used by thousands to learn more abo
The Life of an Oak
By Keator, Glenn
The Life of an Oak takes an intimate look at all aspects of the oak tree, from a microscopic examination of its cellular processes to a survey of the grand Diaspora by which members of this remarkable family have spread around the world and diversified. The separate yet exq
Oaks of California
By Pavlik, Bruce M
Oaks of California, the first book ever devoted to the state's native oaks, celebrates the unique place of these trees in California's natural and cultural heritage. Winner of the 1992 Benjamin Franklin Award for best "Regional" book, this title continues to b
Wildflowers Of California
By Ulrich, Larry
California's varied geography hosts a rich mosaic of habitats for flowering native plants. In this portfolio of color images, California photographer Larry Ulrich explores the astonishing spectrum of native flora in bloom across the Golden State. Yet loss of habitat from developme
Wildflowers of Nevada and Placer Counties, California
By Chapter., California Native Plant Society. Redbud
Book by Redbud Chapter
Wildflowers of the Sierra Nevada and the Central Valley
By Blackwell, Laird R
A photographic guide to 200 wildflower species from the Central Valley near Sacramento, west up to the peaks of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Each species has at least one photograph, a description and notes on its distribution, native and modern uses and similar species.
Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West
By Tilford, Gregory L
Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West invites anyone interested in plants, personal well-being, and a healthy environment to discover the healing powers of the herbal world. Full-color photographs face detailed descriptions of 250 plant species in the western United States and C
Poisonous Plants of California
By Fuller, Thomas C
This highly informative volume describes California's native, naturalized, and cultivated plant species which can be poisonous and describes how to recognize them, where they are found, and what symptoms they produce.
California Native Plants for the Garden
By Bornstein, Carol
California Native Plants for the Garden is a comprehensive resource that features more than 500 of the best California native plants for gardening in Mediterranean-climate areas of the world. Authored by three of the state's leading native-plant horticulturists and illustrated wit
Gardening with a Wild Heart
By Lowry, Judith Larner
This lyrical and articulate mix of the practical and the poetic combines personal story, wildland ecology, restoration gardening practices, and native plant horticulture. Judith Lowry's voice and experiences make a rich matrix for essays that include discussions of wildflower gard
Seed Propagation of Native California Plants
By Emery, Dara E
Emery, Dara E.