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Wild Plants of the Sierra Nevada
Ray S. Vizgirdas
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Description for Wild Plants of the Sierra Nevada
Paperback. The Sierra Nevada of California and Nevada is the longest continuous mountain range in the US. It contains over 50 percent of California's total flora, approximately 405 plant taxa endemic to the Sierra, and 218 taxa that are considered rare. This guide is suitable for botanists, and readers interested in the traditional uses of native plants. Num Pages: 336 pages, 82 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KBBWN; PST; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
This is a comprehensive guide to the flora of one of the richest botanical regions of North America. The Sierra Nevada of California and Nevada is the longest continuous mountain range in the United States. It contains over 50 percent of California's total flora, approximately 405 plant taxa endemic to the Sierra, and 218 taxa that are considered rare. Wild Plants of the Sierra Nevada offers a comprehensive inventory of the flora of the entire range, along with descriptions of the plants; their traditional and contemporary uses as food or medicine; and information about their habitat. In addition, the authors ... Read more
This is a comprehensive guide to the flora of one of the richest botanical regions of North America. The Sierra Nevada of California and Nevada is the longest continuous mountain range in the United States. It contains over 50 percent of California's total flora, approximately 405 plant taxa endemic to the Sierra, and 218 taxa that are considered rare. Wild Plants of the Sierra Nevada offers a comprehensive inventory of the flora of the entire range, along with descriptions of the plants; their traditional and contemporary uses as food or medicine; and information about their habitat. In addition, the authors ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874177893
SKU
V9780874177893
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Ray S. Vizgirdas
Ray S. Vizgirdas is a fish and wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Boise, Idaho. He holds concurrent positions as an instructor of field biology at the University of California, Riverside, and at Idaho State University. Edna M. Rey-Vizgirdas is a forest botanist in the Boise National Forest. She also teaches field biology courses at the ... Read more
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