Description
Book SynopsisWildflowers of the High Sierra and John Muir Trail by Sierra expert Elizabeth Wenk includes photos and descriptions of approximately 300 species of wildflowers and flowering shrubs in the High Sierra. Focused on areas above 8,000 feet in elevation from Yosemite south through the Whitney Region, by restricting the collection of species to higher elevations, the book can include all commonly seen species and nearly half of all higher elevation species in a compact guide. Make plant identification more approachable to hikers, this book differentiates between species using features easily identifiable to a non-botanist. Descriptions include the species'' common and scientific names, family name, growth form, flowering time, elevation range, region, specific locations on popular trails, and how to identify the plant using color, petal number, leaf shape, height, and more.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Flower Descriptions
Sidebars
Bibliography
Scientific Name Index
Common Name Index
Ruler and Metric to English Conversion Table
About the Author
