This is a new definitive manual to the vascular plants of one of the Bay Area's most diverse and much-loved local floras. This extensively rewritten and redesigned edition of the Marin Flora includes improved dichotomous identification keys, illustrations, color photographs of all the major plant communities, and detailed maps and satellite images of the county's major topographic features. With extensive nomenclatural updates and detailed appendices of rare, endangered, and invasive species, this classic local flora will continue to be the only comprehensive identification guide to the county's native and naturalized plants.User friendly keys to the 1,679 taxa of vascular plants; Line drawings of over 400 species, including diagnostic illustrations for the ferns, the grasses, and the sunflower family; New information on habitats and collection localities for all species; Scientifics and widely used common names included to make this a manual for professionals, students, and amateur amateur enthusiasts; Comprehensive indices to common names all accepted scientific names and their taxonomic synonyms.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1949.

FNA presents for the first time, in one published reference source, information on the names, taxonomic relationships, continent-wide distributions, and morphological characteristics of all plants native and naturalized found in North America north of Mexico.

"Plants of the San Francisco Bay Region is a user-friendly guide with excellent photographs that fills an important need in the botanical community locally. A good guide for students and beginning nature lovers, though even sophisticated plant enthusiasts will consult it for its easy style and useful photos."--Frank Almeda, California Academy of Sciences

"Invasive nonnative plants threaten native species with habitat loss, displacement, and severe population declines, thus seriously reducing biodiversity. Invasive Plants of California's Wildlands is a tremendous source for land managers and others who are interested in protecting the rich natural heritage of California and surrounding states."--John C. Sawhill, President and CEO, The Nature Conservancy

This is a complete, systematic treatment of the marine algae (seaweeds) flora of California. The 726 species treated are each illustrated by a detailed line drawing made from an actual specimen. The two authors have drawn upon their phycological research to offer a definitive representation of benthic marine algae from the Californian coast. The floristic treatment in this first paperback edition should aid accurate and speedy identification of flora due to the improved keys, descriptions, illustrations and more detailed coverage of taxa, and should enhance the reader's knowledge of Californian macro-algae.