Author : Philip A. Munz
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 44,59 MB
Release : 2023-12-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0520309014
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 1964.
Author : Charles W. Kane
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,75 MB
Release : 2013-11
Category : Food
ISBN : 9780977133383
Best serving as an introduction to the wild/non domesticated (or domesticated yet feral) edible plant life of SoCal, readers will find Southern California Food Plants to be a much needed addition to a subject that continues to grow in interest and pertinence. Inhabitants of the greater Los Angeles to San Diego metro areas, then east to Palm Springs/the California state line, whom take outer urban excursions will surely benefit most from this guide. Essentially: throw this booklet into a backpack or glove box, head for the hills, and discover what wild plants can be consumed during times of leisure or necessity.Covering 50 wild southern California food plants.Edible uses are fully explored: preparation & utilization.Range & habitat are discussed assisting in identification.County by county maps & nearly 100 color photographs.Both common & scientific names.Concise synopsis of medicinal uses.Cautions list look-alike plants & toxicity concerns.Special notes include useful extras & important tidbits.
Author : Milt McAuley
Publisher :
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 46,35 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Illegal aliens
ISBN :
Author : Philip W. Rundel
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 24,31 MB
Release : 2005-04-29
Category : 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.
Author : Janet L. Wingate
Publisher : Nature Study Guild Publishers
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,51 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780912550206
Pocket field guide to wildflowers of the Rockies, from foothills to tree line. As with all our flower guides, the step-by-step key guides you first to the flower family and then to the name of the individual species. Includes information about habitat and range, and a glossary of terms used to describe flowers and leaves. Author's line drawings clearly reveal important features for accurate identification.
Author : Robert L. Allen
Publisher :
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 47,2 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780984000715
Wildflowers of Orange County and the Santa Ana Mountains includes Orange County, Santa Ana Mountains, Whittier-Puente-Chino Hills, Prado Basin, Temescal Valley, Elsinore Basin, Santa Rosa Plateau, San Mateo Canyon wilderness area, and San Onofre State Beach. This publication is a novice-friendly, technically accurate guide to wildflowers of cismontane southern California. Tailored to Orange Country and adjacent portions of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, and San Diego Counties. it will prove a useful tool to identify and learn plant families, genera, and species in the Golden State.
Author : Joel Karsten
Publisher :
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 21,42 MB
Release : 2015-02-15
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1591869072
Provides information about how to use straw bales as planting containers for vegetable gardening.
Author : Lester Rowntree
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 49,27 MB
Release : 2006-11-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0520250516
The book also gives information on the suitability of many California native plants for the garden."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Denver Botanic Gardens
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 14,12 MB
Release : 2018-08-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1604698691
for loving where you live. Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountain Region is a comprehensive field guide for anyone wishing to learn about the amazingly diverse wildflowers of the region. Organized by flower color and shape, and including a range map for each flower described, the guide is as user-friendly as it is informative. This must-have book is perfect for hikers, naturalists, and native plant enthusiasts. Covers the entire Rocky Mountain range from Canada south to New Mexico, separated into Northern Rockies, Middle Rockies, and Southern Rockies Describes and illustrates nearly 1,200 commonly encountered species Includes perennials, annuals, biennials, vines, shrubs, and subshrubs, both native and non-native 1,245 superb color photographs and 1,189 range maps User-friendly organization by flower color, shape, and petal count
Author : Margaret Armstrong
Publisher : Litres
Page : 731 pages
File Size : 24,58 MB
Release : 2021-12-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 5040885369
"Field Book of Western Wild Flowers" by J. J. Thornber, Margaret Armstrong. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
