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Full Description
The most extensive guide to identifying the flowering plants in California's richly diverse Sierra Nevada mountains.
This photographic guide to the wildflowers of the Sierra Nevada has been over twenty-five years in the making, drawing together spectacular images by Stephen Sharnoff, the photographer of the acclaimed Lichens of North America, and informative text by botanist Joanna Clines, who has decades of field experience and is a top authority on the region's flowers. Comprehensive and deeply researched, it will help users identify 1,000 flowers found in California's iconic mountain range, from our celebrated manzanitas and lovely lupines to tiny California popcorn flowers. The book's detail will satisfy die-hard plant experts, while helpfully annotated photographs—pointing to fruits, anatomical features, and color variations—will guide beginners to botanizing.
The geographic range stretches from the western foothills through the alpine zone, and down to about 6,000 feet on the eastern slope; and from Lake Almanor in the north to the Tehachapi Mountains.
Contents
Foreword by Peter Raven
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations, Measurements, and Symbols
Color Thumbnails-at-a-Glance Index
Introduction
Native People and Flowering Plants
How to Use This Guide
Basics of Plant Identification
Parts of Flowering Plants Used in Identification
Geophysical Features of the Sierra Nevada
Geology and Soils
Climate
Ecological Zones
Foothill
Montane
Subalpine
Alpine
Sagebrush/Pinyon-Juniper
Special Habitats
Rock Outcrops and Cliffs
Riparian Areas and Meadows
Burned Areas
Rare Plants
Invasive Non-native Plants
And Finally, a Couple of Notes of Caution
Species Descriptions
Nymphaeales
Magnoliids
Eudicots
Monocots
Glossary
Bibliography
Photo Credits
Resources
Index
About the Authors
