A Sierra Nevada Flora
Author: Norman Weeden
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780899972046
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIdentify, enjoy, or avoid Sierra wildflowers, ferns, shrubs, and trees. Follows The Jepson Manual nomenclature.
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Author: Norman Weeden
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780899972046
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIdentify, enjoy, or avoid Sierra wildflowers, ferns, shrubs, and trees. Follows The Jepson Manual nomenclature.
Author: Ray S. Vizgirdas
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780874175356
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnnotation. "The Sierra Nevada of California and Nevada is the longest continuous mountain range in the United States. It contains over 50 percent of California's total flora, approximately 405 plant taxa endemic to the Sierra, and 218 taxa that are considered rare. Wild Plants of the Sierra Nevada offers a comprehensive inventory of the flora of the entire range, including descriptions of the plants; their traditional and contemporary uses as food, medicine, or for making tools and other products; and information about their habitat. In addition, the authors provide an introduction that describes the natural history and ecology of the Sierra Nevada in terms of plant communities and life zones, addressing the impact of such variables as climate, elevation, soil, and precipitation. They also outline the basic principles of ethnobotany, the role of plants in human nutrition and medicine, the classification of plants, and methods of collecting plant specimens and protecting rare species. The plant descriptions are accompanied by line drawings of each major species, and there are a number of "quick keys" to help readers differentiate between similar species." "Wild Plants of the Sierra Nevada is an essential reference guide for botanists, hikers, outdoors aficionados, and readers interested in the traditional uses of native plants. It is the first complete summary of the flora of one of the richest and most diverse botanical regions of North America."--Jacket.
Author: Ray S. Vizgirdas
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Published: 2006
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780874177893
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Sierra Nevada of California and Nevada is the longest continuous mountain range in the United States. It contains over 50 percent of California's total flora, approximately 405 plant taxa endemic to the Sierra, and 218 taxa considered rare. Wild Plants of the Sierra Nevada inventories the flora of the entire range, including comprehensive descriptions of the plants; their traditional uses as food, medicine, or for making tools and other utensils; and information about their habitat. The authors describe the natural history and ecology of Sierra Nevada plants in terms of plant communities and life zones, and outline the basic principles of ethnobotany, the classification of plants, and methods of collecting plant specimens and protecting rare species. The plant descriptions are accompanied by line drawings of each major species, and the book includes a table of Sierra Nevada habitats and their associated plants, along with a list of threatened, endangered, and sensitive plant species found in the range. This text is an essential guide for botanists, outdoors aficionados, and anyone interested in the intricate connections between plants, their environment, and our human species.
Author: Norman F. Weeden
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Published: 1981
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Elizabeth L. Horn
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 232
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen author Elizabeth Horn traveled throughout the Sierra Nevada researching wildflowers and their haunts for this field guide, what impressed her most was the mountain range's immense diversity of habitats. She found flowers blooming from the grassy west
Author: Shirley Spencer
Publisher: Yosemite Conservancy
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781597141123
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile the trees of Yosemite thrill visitors and the wildflowers often steal the show, every year the blue elderberry, the snowberry, the American dogwood, and dozens of other shrubs bloom in a glory all their own. This lovely volume, with inspired watercolors showing the fruit, flowers, and foliage of the plants, pays these shrubs full homage. Complete with useful information for plant identification, this book serves as a welcome and needed introduction to some of Yosemite's most interesting and often under appreciated flora.
Author: Eva Begley
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2023-04-01
Total Pages: 441
ISBN-13: 1493067192
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPlants of Northern California is an informative guide to the rich and varied flora of Northern California. From lush riparian forests along the rivers and streams to oak woodlands, wetlands, grasslands, and the ephemeral pools known as vernal pools, this revised handy volume enables both amateur and professional to quickly and accurately identify more than 560 Northern Californian plants. Look Inside to FInd: Descriptive text that includes blooming period, elevation, and habitat Species organized by color and family Plant characteristics in easy-to-understand terms Tips on how to distinguish similar-looking species Notes on ethnobotanical uses, history, and other interesting facts Glossary of botanical terms
Author: Tracy Irwin Storer
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 620
ISBN-13: 9780520240964
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDrawings and color plates accompany the over 750 scientifically accurate, but easy-to-understand descriptions in this guide to the plants, animals, climate, geology, physical features and human influence in the Sierra Nevada.
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 448
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKRelationships between wildlife and their habitats are examined in a series of matrixes, species narratives, and distribution maps.
Author: Michael Graf
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780520215832
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The reader could hardly be disappointed with this book. More than simply a 'flower key, ' it deftly describes each species and its requirements for survival in the high Sierra. In addition to presenting an impressive collection of spectacular photographs, Graf describes the myriad physical aspects of the Basin which control the flora's vitality, its evolution and its future. This is a wildflower book with the depth and richness that will satisfy Tahoe plant lovers for a long time to come."--Joseph L. Medeiros, Sierra College