Key to Coastal and Chaparral Flowering Plants of Southern California
Edition: 4
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 284
Edition: 4
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 284
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Key to Coastal and Chaparral Flowering Plants of Southern California been produced as an introductory level field guide for the coastal sage scrub and chaparral plants of southern California, excluding grasses and sedges.
In this updated key, an attempt has been made to make the terminology more accessible and to aid the user in identification through diagrams and explanations. Following the key are sections entitled INTRODUCTION TO FLOWERING PLANTS and GLOSSARY which includes additional illustrations and definitions for much of the terminology used.
The purpose of this book is to stimulate an interest in plants and to inspire students to learn more about the positive (edibility, carbon sequestering, oxygen producing) and negative (poisonous) interactions which humans and plants may have with one another. Students may come away with a fresh and unique perspective about plants that you never had before, and find that a curiosity has been quenched or made even deeper. Whatever your experiences are after using this book, it is our hope that you will have a new appreciation for the coastal and chaparral plants of southern California.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS/Preface
AREA OF COVERAGE
HOW TO USE THE FLOWERING PLANTS KEY
INTRODUCTION TO SECTIONS OF THE KEY
KEY TO SECTIONS OF FLOWERING PLANTS
SECTION I: TREES AND SHRUBS
SECTION II: HERBACEOUS DICOTS
SECTION III: COMPOSITES—Sunflower Family (Asteraceae)
SECTION IV: VINES, PARASITES, AND CLIMBING PLANTS
SECTION V: CACTI
SECTION VI: MONOCOTS
INTRODUCTION TO the FLOWERING PLANTS
HOW TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, AND MOUNT PLANTS
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Helpful Websites for Plant Identification
PLANT ID CHECKLIST
INDEX TO SPECIES BY PLANT FAMILIES
INDEX TO SCIENTIFIC NAMES
INDEX TO COMMON NAMES
Barbara Collins (1929-2013) received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois and was a professor of biology at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California where she taught courses in biology, environmental ecology, and plant identification. She studied the vegetation of southern California extensively and authored four books on the flora of the area.
Robert Goodman, Jr. received his M.S. in biological sciences at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and is a professor of biology at Citrus College in Glendora, California. With over 20 years of teaching experience, Bobby instructs a diversity of classes in natural history, wildland resources & forestry, environmental science, and biology. Along with 15 publications and continued research, his interest in natural resources with an emphasis on plant and animal ecology has increased significantly with field experiences throughout California, Alaska, Belize, Costa Rica, Mexico, and the Galapagos Islands.