A series of wildflower books intended for the layman who has no particular botanical training but who likes to know something about his surroundings in nature. Each book is attractively illustrated in both color and black and while, and includes species accounts for a wide and colorful range of California wildflowers.
From the Base of the Sierra Nevada and Southern Mountains to the Sea
Written by California botany expert, Philip A. Munz, CALIFORNIA SPRING WILDFLOWERS is a flower identification guide that will help the casual wildflower lover identify specific wildflower groups. For example there are dozens of penstemons, gilias, and paint-brushes, all very similar to one another. This book includes a general description and illustration for all of those similar plants within a group. Each sample plant is described as to likely location, description of the plant, uses if any, common name, and a line drawing. There are several pages of color photos, as well. The book is divided, like most flower identification guides, by the color of flower. This book is thoroughly indexed.