Plants of the San Francisco Bay Region: Mendocino to Monterey [Paperback]

This is the definitive botanic guide to the wetlands, woodlands, coastlines, hills, and valleys of the beautiful and diverse San Francisco Bay Region. For this extensively revised and redesigned third edition ofPlants of the San Francisco Bay Region, the identification keys have been thoroughly updated to include 21 new families, 155 new species, and approximately 330 changes in the scientific names, ensuring that this popular book will continue to be the most comprehensive and authoritative identification guide to the regions native and introduced plants.

Easy-to-use keys describe more than 2,000 species of wild flowers, trees, shrubs, ferns, and weeds.
Hundreds of line drawings and color photographs support accurate identification.
Plants are identified by both common and scientific names, making this guide an essential resource for amateur naturalists, students, and professionals.

Linda H. Beidlemanhas been an instructor at the Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley; the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies; and the Rocky Mountain Nature Association, among other institutions. She has coauthored several books.Eugene N. Kozloffis Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington and has written several books, as well as numerous research articles about marine invertebrates.

Preface to the Third Edition
Illustrations of Plant Structures??
Abbreviations and Glossary
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Introduction
Scientific Names, Common Names, and Geographic Ranges of Plants?
Measurements?
How to Use a Key to Identify a Plant?
Conservation?
Growing Native Plants?
San Francisco Bay Region Plant Communities and their Environments?
References
Keys for Identification of San Francisco Bay Region Plants
Nonflowering Plant Species and Families?
Ferns and Fern Allies?
Cone-bearing Plants?
Flowering Plant Families?
Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vil³.