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Informationen zum Autor From childhood, Elizabeth “Lizzy” Wenk has hiked and climbed in the Sierra Nevada with her family. Since she started college, she has found excuses to spend every summer in the Sierra, with its beguiling landscape, abundant flowers, and near-perfect weather. One interest lies in biological research, and she worked first as a research assistant for others and then completed her own PhD thesis research on the effects of rock type on alpine plant distribution and physiology. However, much of the time, she hikes simply for leisure. Obsessively wanting to explore every bit of the Sierra, she has hiked thousands of on- and off-trail miles and climbed more than 600 peaks in the mountain range. Many of her wanderings are now directed to gather data for several Wilderness Press titles and to introduce her two young daughters to the wonders of the mountains. For them as well, the Sierra, and especially Yosemite, has become a favorite location. Although she will forever consider Bishop, California, home, Wenk is currently living in Sydney, Australia, with her husband, Douglas, and daughters, Eleanor and Sophia. There she is working as a research fellow at Macquarie University and enjoying Australia’s exquisite eucalyptus forests, vegetated slot canyons, and wonderful birdlife—except during the Northern Hemisphere summer, which she continues to spend exploring the Sierra. Klappentext This guide contains colored photos and descriptions of more than 350 species of wildflowers and flowering shrubs in the High Sierra! Leseprobe Chrysolepis sempervirens (bush chinquapin) Family: Fagaceae Distribution: Common throughout, on both sides of the Sierra Crest Habitat: Dry, sandy to rocky slopes Elevation: 4,500'–11,000' Season: Early July–late August Locations: Lundy Canyon, Clouds Rest summit, Bear Creek, Lamarck Lakes Trail, North Fork Big Pine Creek Leaves and Stems: Usually less than 2 m in height, this shrub forms imposing thickets on dry, rocky slopes. If, however, you don’t need to fight your way through them, enjoy their showy features. A golden powder covers the young stems and the underside of the leathery leaves. Because the leaves tend to be oriented in all directions, the shrubs are quite beautiful when the sun catches the underside of the leaves early or late in the day. Flowers: The flowers themselves are not showy because, like most other members of the Fagaceae family, they are wind pollinated. They occur in long inflorescences, and notably, male and female flowers have separate inflorescences. The fruits are immediately noticeable because the prickly light-brown balls are up to 3.5 cm in diameter. Zusammenfassung This guide contains colored photos and descriptions of more than 350 species of wildflowers and flowering shrubs in the High Sierra! Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction Flower Descriptions Sidebars Bibliography Scientific Name Index Common Name Index Ruler and Metric to English Conversion Table About the Author...
