Plants of the Tahoe Basin
Subtitle: Flowering Plants, Trees, and Ferns
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: August 26, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9780520215412
Subjects: NATURAL HISTORY, COUNTRY LIFE & PETS; Photographs: collections; Regional geography; Plants; Nature; Nature/Ecology; USA; Plants - General; Life Sciences - Botany; Nature / General; Botany; Identification; Pictorial works; Tahoe, Lake, Region (Calif. an; Tahoe, Lake, Region (Calif. and Nev.)
First sentence: The photographed plants in this book are arranged alphabetically according to scientific classification, first by family and then by genus and species.
Description: "Here is the first comprehensive illustrated guide to the trees, ferns, and flowering plants of the Tahoe Basin. Covering more than 600 species, many of them rare, and with over 380 color photographs, this is the most complete and up-to-date wildflower guide available for this floristically rich region."--BOOK JACKET. "The book is arranged taxonomically. Species accounts include size, bloom period, and preferred habitat. An appendix provides a glossary and drawings of plant anatomy. With its clear and interesting descriptions and beautiful photographs, this book should be in the backpack of anyone who loves wildflowers, from amateur to professional field biologist."--Jacket.