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California Plant Families: West of the Sierran Crest and Deserts

by Glenn Keator

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A family-based field guide to California flora

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A family-based field guide to California flora

Instead of cataloging individual species, this guide builds plant-identification skills through the distinguishing traits of seventy major families found in California wildlands. It covers both native and naturalized plants across a broad floristic region, from southwestern Oregon through northern Baja California and west of the major mountain ranges. User-friendly keys and family descriptions give the book a practical reference structure, helping users connect trees, shrubs, and wildflowers to larger botanical groupings. The emphasis on family recognition makes it useful for understanding classification alongside on-the-ground identification.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • California hikers and naturalists learning to identify wild plants
  • Botany students seeking practice with plant-family identification
  • Gardeners interested in native and naturalized California flora

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Plant identificationCalifornia floraBotanical classificationNative and naturalized plantsField-guide reference

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Book overview

Interest in California's beautiful native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers is at an all-time high. Yet identification and classification of the state's vast and varied flora can be challenging for both amateurs and professionals. This book provides a superb way for learning to identify California's native and naturalized plants by learning to recognize plant families. The heart of the book contains user-friendly keys and descriptions of seventy major families prominent in wildlands. With this book in hand, anyone will be able to identify common native and naturalized species throughout California's majestic floristic province extending from southwestern Oregon into northern Baja California and to the western side of the major mountain ranges.
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