Introduction to California Plant Life

Name: Introduction to California Plant Life
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ISBN: 9780520237049

ISBN-10: 0520237048

ISBN-13: 9780520237049

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Robert Ornduff, Phyllis M. Faber, Todd Keeler Wolf, Peter Gaede

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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 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…

Book details

List price: $23.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 7/24/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 360
Size: 4.50" wide x 7.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English



Preface


Preface from the 1974 Edition


Introduction



The California Flora



California's Topography, Climate, and Soils



Physical and Biological Influences on Plants



Variation or Ecotypes of Plant Species



Introduction to California Vegetation



Vegetation Types in Cismontane California



Vegetation Types in Montane and Transmontane California



Evolution of the California Flora



Early Plant Exploration and Botany in California



Recent Changes in California's Flora


Glossary


Supplemental Reading


References


Art Credits and Additional Captions


Index of Plant Names


General Index