Wild Plants of the Sierra Nevada / Ray S. Vizgirdas and Edna M. Rey-Vizgirdas ; illustrations by Edna M. Rey-Vizgirdas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vizgirdas, Ray S., 1960-

Contributor:

Rey-Vizgirdas, Edna.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plants--Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)--Identification.

Plants.

Plants--Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 321 p. ) ill., maps ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Reno : University of Nevada Press, [2006]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Sierra Nevada of California and Nevada is the longest continuous mountain range in the United States.It contains over 50 percent of California's total flora, approximately 405 plant taxa endemic to the Sierra, and 218 taxa considered rare. Wild Plants of the Sierra Nevada inventories the flora of the entire range, including.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Introduction

Scientific and Common Names

Rare and Protected Plants

California Native Groups

Guidelines for Gathering

Major Plant Groups

Ferns and Fern Allies

Gymnosperms

Flowering Plants: Dicots

Flowering Plants: Monocots

Appendix One: Sierra Nevada Habitats and Their Associated Plants and Uses

Appendix Two: Some Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Plant Species Found in the Sierra Nevada

Appendix Three: Scientific and Common Plant Names

Glossary

References and Additional Reading

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-290) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-87417-655-7

OCLC:

62705686