Introduction to California Plant Life, Revised Edition
by Robert Ornduff, Phyllis M. Faber, Todd Keeler-Wolf
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California's unique plants range in size from the stately Coast Redwoods to the minute belly plants of the southern deserts and in age from the four-thousand year-old Bristlecone Pines to ephemeral annuals whose life span can be counted in weeks. Available at last in a thoroughly updated and revised edition, this popular book is the only concise overview of the state's remarkable flora, its plant communities, and the environmental factors that shape them. * 188 color photographs illustrate show more plants and typical plant communities around the state * New chapters give expanded discussions of the evolution of the California landscape, recent changes in California's flora, and more * Introduces basic concepts of plant taxonomy and plant ecology through clear examples and covers topics such as soil, climate, and geography. show lessTags
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For those without formal education in botany, this book takes you through the complexes of different habitats created by differences in soils, elevation, rainfall, and then through the major families found in California and their adaptations to the different ecotypes. Like an Island called California, but more concise and less narrative. Does not include either the Mojave or Colorado Deserts.
Media Type:Book. SUBJECT: 1. Plants -- California -- Identification. 2. Plant ecophysiology -- California.
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Common Knowledge
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- California, USA
- Original language
- English
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- Science & Nature, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
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- 581.9794 — Natural sciences & mathematics Plants (Botany) Specific topics in natural history of plants Plants by specific continents, countries, localities North America West Coast U.S. California
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- QK149 .O73 — Science Botany Botany General
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