For both the visitor and the local enthusiast, this is a guide to many of the floral gems of the California Wine Country landscape as seen through the camera lenses of April Lynch and Barbara Haddon. Features are - Photos of 350+ wildflowers, grouped by color - Common and scientific names - Size and bloom time - Landscape and close-up views - Map of floral hot spots of Wine Country - Photo tips - References and resources Barbara has given her original presentations (Local Wildflowers, More Local Wildflowers, and Roadside Wildflowers) to various audiences. She collaborated on the "Ornamental Gardening Guide" published by the UCCE Lake County Master Gardeners. April, photographer and award-winning artist, is a third generation Californian. She is a member of California Native Plants Society and UCCE Sonoma County Master Gardeners. Her presentations include the identification, care, and diseases of oak trees.

For both the visitor and local enthusiast, this is a guide to many of the floral gems of the California Wine Country landscape as seen through the camera lenses of April Lynch and Barbara Haddon. Included are photos of 350 wildflowers with common and scientific names and bloom time. Organized by color to make use easy, we have included distance and close up views to aid in identification.

"A photographic guide to wildflowers of four of the west coast's most beautiful counties: Marin, Sonoma, Napa, and Mendocino. Includes 542 full color images of the native plants of this area, the familiar as well as the shy beauties that must be sought out. Discover 358 species, 83 plant families, of wildflowers. Easy to use: grouped by color, close up photos for identification. Learn bloom times, habitats, garden tips, native uses, natural history, 33 wildflower hot spots with maps." --Amazon

Identify wildflowers along the Pacific Coast of central and northern California with this pocket-size guide. You can appreciate and enjoy nature's beautiful wildflowers! If you're curious about the flowers that you encounter, then Redwood Region Flower Finder by Phoebe Watts is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use booklet, you can identify wildflowers growing in the range of the coast redwood tree (Sequoia sempervirens). The booklet provides a dichotomous key to identifying wildflowers. Simply answer a series of simple questions about the color, shape, and appearance of the plant. Along the way, professional illustrations by Sarah Ellen Watts help to guide you to a positive identification. This guide is applicable to the coastal fog belt of California and southern Oregon. Book Features: Step-by-step guide to identifying wildflowers More than 160 species Professional line illustrations with key markings for identification Small format that fits into a pocket or pack

Focusing on Northern California wildflowers, this tabbed booklet features detailed photographs of wildflowers, organized by color to help readers quickly and easily identify the wildflowers they see.

Wildflowers of Southern California: People exploring nature in Southern California can use this handy photographic field guide to identify common native wildflower species. The flowers in the guide are grouped by color to make identification as easy as possible, and the accompanying text indicates size, bloom period, and other characteristics of each plant. The guide's six double-sided panels fold up into a packet narrow enough to fit in a back pocket yet sturdy enough to stand up under repeated use. Lamination has also made the guide waterproof. The plants identified in Southern California Wildflowers grow in a large area that includes the valleys, coastal mountains, and coastal plains of Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Orange and Ventura Counties and many other nearby places.

A new, updated edition of the classic key to identifying wildflowers that grow in the range of the Coast Redwood tree, Sequoia sempervirens, along the coastal fog belt of California. Organized as a dichotomous key, leading the user first to flower families and then to the species. Includes flowers of sunny openings, fields, and streamsides, as well as flowers of the forest floor. Heavily illustrated with line drawings that clearly show important plant features. The key format encourages users to look closely at plant structures, leads to accurate identification, and is fun to use. Names and flower families have been updated to conform to the latest edition of the Jepson Manual.