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Introduction to Shore Wildflowers of California, Oregon, and Washington, Revised Edition (California Natural History Guides) [Hardcover]

Philip A. Munz (Author), Dianne Lake (Editor), Phyllis Faber (Editor), Robert Ornduff (Introduction)

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March 3, 2003 0520236386 978-0520236387 2
The diverse coastal habitats of the spectacular Pacific Coast include sandy beaches and dunes, salt- and freshwater marshes, coastal prairies and bluffs, riparian woodlands, and coniferous forests. This guide, first published nearly forty years ago, has introduced thousands to the wildflowers and other plants that grow along the coastline. Now thoroughly updated and revised, it is the perfect field guide to pack for a day at the seashore anywhere in California or the Pacific Northwest.
* 268 species are described and illustrated by a new color photograph, a precise line drawing, or both
* Includes native and introduced species of wildflowers, common trees, and shrubs
* This new edition includes more plants, gives helpful hints for identifying species, and incorporates new taxonomic and distribution information


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"Philip Munz and UC Press have published a highly readable and easy-to-use guide to the unique flowers and other plants on the West Coast. If you only have one field guide for plants on the West Coast, this is the one to own."--Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer, California Coastal Conservancy

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"Philip Munz and UC Press have published a highly readable and easy to use guide to the unique flowers and other plants with on the West Coast. If you only have one field guide for plants on the West Coast, this is the one to own."-Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer, California Coastal Conservancy --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Although not wildflowers, the ferns and their allies are prominent plants of interest to many. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tubular disk flowers, shore wildflowers, coastal strand, sea bluffs, immediate coast, adjacent bluffs, less prostrate, leaflike bracts, ray flowers, waterleaf family, coastal prairies, figwort family, coastal salt marshes, sunflower family, four sepals, whitish flowers, saxifrage family, perianth segments, coastal bluffs, coastal species, goosefoot family, minute flowers, sandy places, pink family, wooded places
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British Columbia, Baja California, Monterey County, Santa Barbara County, San Luis Obispo County, Mendocino County, San Francisco Bay, Atlantic Coast, Humboldt County, Marin County, Pacific Coast, Channel Islands, Coos County, North America, Coast Ranges, San Diego Counties, Santa Cruz County, Los Angeles Counties, Sonoma County, Ventura County
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