Book ID: 97833
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    
Sawyer, John O., Todd Keeler-Wolf and Julie M. Evens
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                            
                                                                Manual of California Vegetation. 2nd ed. 2009. maps. illus. XI, 1300 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                    California is famous for its beautiful plant displays across the landscape, known collectively as plant communities or vegetation, such as redwood forests. This guide to Californias plant communities focuses on conserving both the individual species and the surrounding habitat. The vegetation classification system introduced in the first Manual of California Vegetation has since become widely accepted as the state standard. This completely updated edition has been expanded to include the following, such as over 485 descriptions and 352 vegetation maps.