About the Book
Celebrate the vibrant beauty of California’s wildflower season with California Spring Wildflowers, a comprehensive guide to the blooming landscapes from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and southern mountains to the coast. With over 6,000 flowering plants in California, this book focuses on the most captivating spring bloomers, offering an accessible way for nature lovers to identify wildflowers in the diverse topographical regions of the state. From the rich variety of flowers in coastal areas to the distinctive blooms in grasslands and chaparral, this guide provides detailed descriptions and illustrations to help you explore and appreciate California's floral abundance.
Philip A. Munz carefully organizes the wildflowers by color, making it easy to navigate through the various species, while also highlighting the unique climatic conditions that shape their growth. Complete with line drawings, descriptions, and occasional insights into the historical uses of these plants, California Spring Wildflowers is perfect for both casual admirers and serious botanists. Whether you are exploring the rolling hills or the chaparral-lined coastlines, this guide invites you to immerse yourself in the stunning and diverse wildflower displays of California's springtime.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1961.
Philip A. Munz carefully organizes the wildflowers by color, making it easy to navigate through the various species, while also highlighting the unique climatic conditions that shape their growth. Complete with line drawings, descriptions, and occasional insights into the historical uses of these plants, California Spring Wildflowers is perfect for both casual admirers and serious botanists. Whether you are exploring the rolling hills or the chaparral-lined coastlines, this guide invites you to immerse yourself in the stunning and diverse wildflower displays of California's springtime.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1961.