Introduction to California Mountain Wildflowers

Informationen zum Autor Philip A. Munz (1892-1974) of the Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden was Professor of Botany at Pomona College! serving as Dean for three years. Dianne Lake is Rare Plant Committee Co-Chair and Unusual Plants Coordinator at the California Native Plant Society! East Bay Chapter. Phyllis M. Faber is General Editor of the California Natural History Guides. Klappentext The perfect wildflower book to pack for a day in the Coast Ranges! the Sierra Nevada! and the southern end of the Cascade Range (including Lassen Peak and Mount Shasta). Zusammenfassung Many landscapes in California's mountains are relatively untouched by human activity and provide excellent opportunities for viewing wildflowers. This book describes and illustrates the wildflowers that grow from the yellow pine belt up into the natural rock gardens that grow above timberline.

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• Authors: Philip A. Munz, Munz/Lake, Robert Ornduff
• Assisted by: Carrie Burroughs (Illustration), Karen Elsbernd (Illustration), Peter Gaede (Illustration), John Game (Illustration), Ron Olowin (Illustration), Phyllis M. Faber (Editor), Dianne Lake (Editor), Philip A. Munz (Editor), Robert Ornduff (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.03.2003
• EAN: 9780520236370
• ISBN: 978-0-520-23637-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: California Natural History Guides; California Natural History Gui; California Natural History Guides; California Natural History Gui
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Nature guide; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous