My favorite field guides for wildflowers, native plants, and trees
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Wildflowers of Texas - Easy to use field guide with 400 photos and descriptions grouped by color. The best book I've found for this area. |  |
Wildflowers of the Eastern Sierra and adjoining Mojave Desert and Great Basin - 366 species organized in 4 broad groups according to elevation zone. Includes a simple photo guide to all the wildflowers, name origins, bloom time, suggested locations. | |||
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Wildflowers of Yosemite- This friendly guide is for common flowers of Yosemite and the central Sierra Nevada. Includes specific routes, mileage markers, and peak season info. Photos arranged by color. |  |
Wildflowers of the Sierra Nevada and the Central Valley - Organized by family with a quick key (photos) sorted by elevation. Nice photos and good info, but missing many common plants. | |||
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Sierra Nevada Wildflowers - Organized by family name with over 300 species. Includes photo and non-technical descriptions. A handy book, I've found. |  |
Pacific Coast Tree Finder a Manual for Identifying Pacific Coast Trees (Nature Study Guides) - Don't let the small size of this easy keying manual fool you. We've owned this for as long as I can rememer and consistently find out "what's that tree" from this Finder. Highly recommended along with their fern, berry, mammal Finders. | |||