Introduction to California Plant Life: Volume 69 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780520237049)

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 basic concepts of plant taxonomy and plant ecology through clear examples and covers topics such as soil, climate, and geography

Author: Robert Ornduff, Phyllis M. Faber, Todd Keeler Wolf
ISBN-10: 0520237048
ISBN-13: 9780520237049
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 07/24/2003
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 7.28h x 5.04w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2004 pg. 937