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Marin Flora: Manual of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of Marin County, California, Second edition with Supplement

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This book is actually quite outdated as far as nomenclature goes and also does not give much detail about the species beyond that in the key. It has no pictures and is not for the casual wildflower enthusiast. It does have one great benefit, however, which is extremely detailed information about where and in what habitat a particular species may be found. This info is ectremely helpful in narrowing down plant i.d.s and determining the likelihood of a particular species occuring in your area.

Amelia is on the money with her review.
Published in 1987, this book precedes 20 years of corrections and revisions. In 2006, Frank Almeda, Wilma Follette and Catherine Best released a revised edition from the California Academy of Sciences. Skip the edition reviewed here and get the most recent version, it is an essential reference for Marin Natural History.
See a preview of it here http://www.calacademy.org/research/botany/collection_pub_marin_flora.html