Author Last Name,
Author First Name,
Pages,
Binding,
Edition,
ISBN 10,
ISBN 13,
Condition,
Publisher,
Date Published,
Specifications
Author Last Name:
Ornduff
Author First Name:
Robert
Pages:
152
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
Worn
ISBN 10:
0520027353
ISBN 13:
9780520027350
Condition:
Used
Publisher:
University of California Press
Date Published:
6/14/1974
Genre:
Science
Description
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
