Introduction to the Plant Life of Southern California

Introduction to the Plant Life of Southern California
Author: Philip W. Rundel
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2005-04-29
Genre: History
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

Introduction to California Plant Life
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.

Roadside Plants of Southern California

Roadside Plants of Southern California
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

An Island Called California

An Island Called California
Author: Elna Bakker
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 477
Release: 2023-04-28
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0520907248

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. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1985. 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. This title is