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An author of popular field guides to the Pacific Northwest and a Bay Area botanist team up to offer a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 native and introduced flowering plants, trees, shrubs, and ferns in a nine-county area. An identification key is supported with over 450 color photos and 200 black-and-white drawings. A quality volume durable and cheap enough to expose to field conditions. Includes a glossary without pronunciation. Available from Sagen Press, P.O. Box 51042, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Review
"The book is most practical from a user's point of view, is taxonomically current and accurate, and is highly recommended for anyone interested in a field guide to the plants of this area."--Choice
Book Description
Here is the definitive botanical guide to the wetlands, woodlands, coastlines, hills, and valleys of the San Francisco Bay Region. For this extensively revised and redesigned edition of Plants of the San Francisco Bay Region, the identification keys have been improved and line drawings scattered throughout the text, ensuring that this popular book will continue to be the most comprehensive and authoritative identification guide to the region's native and introduced plants.
o Easy-to-use keys describe more than two thousand species of wildflowers, trees, shrubs, weeds, and ferns
o Exceptionally clear illustrations include 457 color photographs and 227 line drawings
o Plants are identified by both common and scientific names, making this guide an essential resource for amateur naturalists, students, and professionals
From the Back Cover
"A good guide for students and beginning nature lovers, though even sophisticated plant enthusiasts will consult it for its easy style and useful photos."-Frank Almeda, California Academy of Sciences
About the Author
Linda H. Beidleman has been an instructor at the Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley; Aspen Center for Environmental Studies; and The Rocky Mountain Nature Association; among other institutions. She is coauthor of Plants of Rocky Mountain National Park (2000, with Richard G. Beidleman and Beatrice E. Willard), among other books. Eugene N. Kozloff is Professor of Biology at the University of Washington and author of Seashore Life of the Northern Pacific Coast: An Illustrated Guide to Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia (1983), among other books.
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