Plants of the San Francisco Bay Region - Mendocino to Monterey

by Beidleman, Linda H.

• ISBN13: 9780520231733
• ISBN10: 0520231732
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr

Summary

Here is the definitive botanical guide to the wetlands, woodlands, coastlines, hills, and valleys of the San Francisco Bay Region. For this extensively revised and redesigned edition ofPlants of the San Francisco Bay Region,the identification keys have been improved and line drawings scattered throughout the text, ensuring that this popular book will continue to be the most comprehensive and authoritative identification guide to the region's native and introduced plants. o Easy-to-use keys describe more than two thousand species of wildflowers, trees, shrubs, weeds, and ferns o Exceptionally clear illustrations include 457 color photographs and 227 line drawings o Plants are identified by both common and scientific names, making this guide an essential resource for amateur naturalists, students, and professionals

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition	viii
Preface to the First Edition	ix
Introduction	1	(8)
Scientific Names, Common Names, and Geographic Ranges of Plants	1	(1)
Measurements	2	(1)
How to Use a Key to Identify a Plant	3	(2)
Conservation	5	(1)
Growing Native Plants	6	(1)
References	6	(3)
San Francisco Bay Region Plant Communities and Their Environments	9	(16)
Topography and Climate	9	(2)
Soils	11	(1)
Principal Plant Communities	12	(11)
References	23	(2)
Keys for Identification of San Francisco Bay Region Plants	25	(430)
Major Plant Groups	25	(1)
Nonflowering Plant Species and Families	26	(15)
Ferns	26	(6)
Fern Allies	32	(3)
Cone-bearing Plants	35	(6)
Flowering Plant Families	41	(40)
Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines	41	(18)
Herbaceous Plants	59	(22)
Flowering Plant Species	81	(374)
Dicotyledonous Families	81	(275)
Monocotyledonous Families	356	(99)
Illustrations of Plant Structures	455	(4)
Abbreviations and Glossary	459	(6)
Index	465