Cacti and Succulents of Baja California
Author : John Pilbeam
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 39,15 MB
Release : 2015
Category :
ISBN : 9780902099982
Author : John Pilbeam
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 39,15 MB
Release : 2015
Category :
ISBN : 9780902099982
Author : Jon Paul Rebman
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,46 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780916251185
The Baja California Plant Field Guide is a manual to native and naturalized plants of the Baja California peninsula, Mexico. It is a useful guide for the entire Sonoran Desert and for Southern California, as over 50% of the species covered also occur in these regions. Over 715 different plants in 111 plant families are identified (most in both English and Spanish), with both scientific and common names and detailed descriptions. Many species are illustrated with color photographs. Descriptions entail plant habit and height; stem, leaf, flower, and fruit morphology; range; elevation; pollination biology; ethnobotanical uses; and discriminating comparisons with close relatives. This book is intended for everyone from the interested novice to the professional botanist.
Author : Alice Quiros
Publisher : Ortho Books
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 15,36 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780917102592
Discusses the culture and propagation of succulents, with an illustrated gallery of over 100 kinds.
Author : Matthew Brian Johnson
Publisher :
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 19,53 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Cactus
ISBN :
This pocket-sized field guide features 83 species of cacti and other succulent plants that may be found in southern Arizona. One or more color photographs illustrate each plant in its natural habitat, and often include close-up images of the flowers. The book is organized with related plants on consecutive pages to facilitate identification. The text lists both scientific and common names. Information on habitat and distribution of each species is provided along with a brief, non-technical description, flowering times, interesting facts about the plants and useful tips on distinguishing similar species. Arizona residents and visitors alike will find this an interesting and convenient reference for these fascinating plants.
Author : David Yetman
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 34,87 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780816525416
Distinguished by its slender vertical branches, which resemble the tubes of a pipe organ, and growing to the imposing height of 15 to more than 30 feet, itÕs obvious how the organ pipe cactus got its name. In the United States, these spectacular and intriguing plants are found exclusively in a small area of the Sonoran Desert in the southwestern corner of Arizona. With a landscape marked by sharp, rocky slopes and daytime highs in the summer reaching 110 degrees Fahrenheit, the region is inhospitable for most ordinary life, whether plant or animal. But the organ pipe cactus is far from ordinary. Although it is the most common columnar cactus, it is so unusual in the United States that it is only one of three cacti to have a national preserve established to protect it. In this regard, it joins a select group of plantsÑincluding Joshua trees, redwoods, and sequoiasÑupon which that honor has been conferred. In this beautifully illustrated, large-format book, David Yetman provides an in-depth and comprehensive look at these intriguing and picturesque plants that most Americans will never have the opportunity to see. Chapters explore their ethnobotanical uses, their habitat, their distribution, and special conditions required for their germination, establishment, growth, and survival. Yetman also places the organ pipe in perspective as a member of a genus with at least twenty-three species, ranging from the prostrate Stenocereus eruca of Baja California to the 50-foot high giant S. chacalapensis of the coast of Oaxaca.
Author : Reto Dicht
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 27,13 MB
Release : 2005-08-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540267956
This unique reference work presents the first comprehensive taxonomy of Coryphantha, with a complete key to the genus. It contains a new taxonomic classification of all 43 species and 11 subspecies, with morphological and ecological descriptions. These cacti, which grow in Mexico and southern USA, are characterized by their typical grooved tubercles and large flowers. The book is the result of many years of viewing the literature and fieldwork by the author team and their ongoing commitment to map out the nomenclature of this genus. During this process, the authors even discovered some new plants. More than 300 high-quality colour photos showing the various cacti and their habitats as well as distribution cards and illustrations explaining the morphological details complement the text. Written in an easy-to-follow style and with a chapter on cultivation conditions, the work will not only be an invaluable reference manual for taxonomists and horticulturalists but also for hobbyists and plant collectors.
Author : Elmer Yale Dawson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 16,32 MB
Release : 1966-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520002999
Author : Jeanette Coyle
Publisher :
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 20,72 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Botany
ISBN :
Author : Norman C. Roberts
Publisher :
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 32,18 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Science
ISBN :
Author : Debra Lee Baldwin
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 19,89 MB
Release : 2011-03-18
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1604692960
Lavishly illustrated with over 300 photographs, Designing with Succulents gives design and cultivation basics for paths, borders, slopes, and containers; hundreds of succulent plant recommendations; and descriptions of 90 easy-care, drought-tolerant companion plants. Beginners and experienced designers, landscapers, and collectors alike will find what they need to visualize, create, and nurture the three-dimensional work of art that is the succulent garden.