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Trees and Shrubs of California (California Natural History Guides)
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by John D. Stuart and John O. Sawyer
Sales Rank: 255706
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Discount: 34 %
List Price: $25.95
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Cover Type: Paperback with 500 pages
Published by: University of California PressEdition: 1st Edition May 14, 2001
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0520221109
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0520221109
Book Dimensions:
7.2 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
Weighs: 11.2 ounces
Sunset magazine
"A comprehensive field guide to the woody plants of California's wildlands."
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Book Description
California's varied landscape is characterized by a spectacular abundance of plant life, including a awesome variety of trees and shrubs. This is the first book to combine the trees and shrubs of California in one accessible field guide. Trees and Shrubs of California identifies and describes native California tree species and most common shrub species. The text is complemented by more than 200 gorgeous line drawings, 300 range maps, and forty color photographs.
In their introduction, the authors discuss the dominant vegetation types, climates, principal landforms, and elevations of California's ecological regions. They explain the classification system and nomenclature used in the book, which includes both scientific and common plant names and is based on the 1993 edition of The Jepson Manual. The authors also provide a step-by-step explanation of how to use the dichotomous keys to identify plants and distinguish between trees and shrubs.
This easy to use field guide minimizes technical terms and includes a checklist, making it an invaluable resource on California's profuse vegetation.
Reader Reviews
This would seem to be OK. Nicely printed with attractive line-drawings that give a good overall picture of what the plant looks like (not quite one for every species, also somewhat short on botanical detail) and distribution maps (one for every species). A separate section with pretty decent color photographs (39 total). The downside is that this is a guide for North and Central California, with the occasional South Californian species thrown in, which makes it a compromise. Also I don't really like the size: I would have preferred a bigger page size in a less chunky volume. But good value for money overall.
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