| California Plants: A Guide to Our Iconic Flora Contributor(s): Ritter, Matt (Author), Brown, Edmund G. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0999896008 ISBN-13: 9780999896006 Publisher: Pacific Street Publishing OUR PRICE: $24.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - State - Nature | Reference - Nature | Plants - General |
| Dewey: 581.979 |
| LCCN: 2018935798 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.55 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: California Plants is an essential resource for outdoor enthusiasts. With his vibrant photographs and lively writing, Matt Ritter takes the reader on a journey through the Golden State's iconic landscapes and abundant plant life. This definitive guide features more than 500 species, along with detailed descriptions, fascinating natural history stories, and handy tree and wildflower color identification charts. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ritter, Matt: - Matt Ritter grew up in rural Mendocino County, California. He attended UC Santa Barbara to earn a bachelor's degree in microbiology and UC San Diego for a Ph.D. in plant biology. He's a botany professor in the biology department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. He's authored numerous scientific papers and a natural history guide to San Luis Obispo's native plants. He's also the author of A Californian's Guide to the Trees among Us (Heyday, 2011), the state's funniest and most popular natural history guide to the urban forest. He won the Cal Poly Excellence in Teaching Award and the Western Chapter International Society of Arboriculture R. W. Harris Award for Excellence in Education. He studies trees that escape cultivation, particularly Eucalyptus, and is a woodworker, athlete, musician, gardener, and all-around likable guy. |