An 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 300 colour photographs. Michael Graf discusses native higher vascular plants: flowering plants, ferns and their allies, and conifers. He covers the Tahoe region from Desolation Wilderness in the west to the Carson Range in the east and includes Donner Lake and Pass, Sagehen Meadows, Castle Peak, Pole Creek, Shirley Canyon, Granite Chief, and Alpine Meadows in the north; and Hope Valley and Carson and Luther Passes in the south. Each of these areas represents extensions of the Tahoe Basin plant communities, and the entire region offers spectacular wildflower viewing. The book is arranged taxonomically, thereby halping readers to develop a basic understanding of plant families, genera, and species. Each species account includes size, blook period, and preferred habitat, and a full description follows, including clues for identification, notes on where to view the plant, use by humans, and additional ecological information.
An introductory section discusses the evolutionary principles of plant taxonomy and the geologic and climatic history
- ISBN10 0520935187
- ISBN13 9780520935181
- Publish Date 27 July 1999
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of California Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 314
- Language English