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My favorite field guides for wildflowers,
native plants, and trees
Clicking on a link takes you to Amazon for more details about the book and the option to buy.
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Wildflowers of the Eastern Sierra and adjoining Mojave Desert and Great Basin - 366 species organized in 4 groups according to elevation zone. Simple photo guide to all the flowers, name origins, suggested locations. |
Sonoran Desert Wildflowers . . . - Color photos and informative text with plants sorted by color. For the geographic area this covers I believe it is the best. |
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| Flowers of the Southwest Deserts - Common desert plants arranged by color with line drawings. | 70 Common Cacti of the Southwest - Plants grouped by type with color photos and descriptions. | |
| California Desert Wildflowers - Clear and nontechnical descriptions and illustrations, grouped by color. | California Desert Flowers - Intro to families, genera, and species with beautiful color photos organized by family. | |
| Wildflowers of Yosemite - Friendly guide for common flowers of Yosemite and central Sierra Nevada. Specific routes, mileage markers, peak season. Photos arranged by color. | Wildflowers of the Sierra Nevada and Central Valley - Organized by family with a quick key (photos) sorted by elevation. Nice photos and good info, but missing many common plants. | |
| Sierra Nevada Wildflowers - Organized by family name with over 300 species. Includes photo and non-technical descriptions. A handy book to have. | Pacific Coast Tree Finder - Don't let the small size of this easy keying manual fool you. We've owned this for as long as I can remember and consistently find out "what's that tree" from this Finder. Highly recommended along with their fern, berry, mammal Finders. | |
| Wildflowers of the Western Cascades - Covers British Columbia to the Siskiyous in northern CA. Grouped by family with line drawings and photos. | Wild Flowers of the Pacific Northwest - Classic reference on flowering plants from AK to northern CA with large color photos and great descriptions. This large book is not one you'll want to tote in to the field but it is indispensable and a great gift, too. | |