Spring Wildflowers of the San Francisco Bay Region [Reprint 2020 ed.] 9780520320666

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California Natural History Guides: 11

SPRING WILDFLOWERS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION

BY

HELEN K. SHARSMITH UNIVERSITY O F CALIFORNIA PRESS BERKELEY AND LOS ANGELES: 1 9 6 5

U N I V E R S I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A PRESS BERKELEY AND LOS ANGELES, C A L I F O R N I A

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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 5 ACTIVITIES 7 TRIPS AFIELD 7 GROWING WILDFLOWERS 8 MAKING AN HERBARIUM 9 NAMING WILDFLOWERS 10 SPRING WILDFLOWERS IN THEIR NATURAL HAUNTS . . 1 2 HOW TO U S E THE KEY AND DESCRIPTIVE L I S T 15 PLANT PARTS ILLUSTRATED 16 KEY TO SPRING WILDFLOWERS OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION 20 DESCRIPTIVE L I S T OF SPRING WILDFLOWERS OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION 40 SUGGESTIONS 178 REFERENCES 179 INDEX TO SCIENTIFIC NAMES 181 INDEX TO COMMON NAMES 188

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Permission to use appropriate illustrations from Willis Lynn Jepson's "A Manual of the Flowering Plants of California," "Flora of California," and "Trees, Shrubs and Flowers of the Redwood Region" was granted by the Trustees of the Jepson Herbarium, University of California, and also, for the third title, by the Savethe-Redwoods League. The remainder of the illustrations were drawn mainly by Emily Reid and Charlotte Mentges (the latter also painted the cover-design), while Jean Colton illustrated the plant-terms. A few kodachromes are by G. T. Robbins, from the Jepson Herbarium; most are by Charles Webber from the collections of the California Academy of Sciences, the Sierra Club, the Jepson Herbarium, and the University of California Herbarium. I am appreciative of all the assistance received from these people and institutions and, in addition, from my colleagues.

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 5 ACTIVITIES 7 TRIPS AFIELD 7 GROWING WILDFLOWERS 8 MAKING AN HERBARIUM 9 NAMING WILDFLOWERS 10 SPRING WILDFLOWERS IN THEIR NATURAL HAUNTS . . 1 2 HOW TO U S E THE KEY AND DESCRIPTIVE L I S T 15 PLANT PARTS ILLUSTRATED 16 KEY TO SPRING WILDFLOWERS OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION 20 DESCRIPTIVE L I S T OF SPRING WILDFLOWERS OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION 40 SUGGESTIONS 178 REFERENCES 179 INDEX TO SCIENTIFIC NAMES 181 INDEX TO COMMON NAMES 188

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Permission to use appropriate illustrations from Willis Lynn Jepson's "A Manual of the Flowering Plants of California," "Flora of California," and "Trees, Shrubs and Flowers of the Redwood Region" was granted by the Trustees of the Jepson Herbarium, University of California, and also, for the third title, by the Savethe-Redwoods League. The remainder of the illustrations were drawn mainly by Emily Reid and Charlotte Mentges (the latter also painted the cover-design), while Jean Colton illustrated the plant-terms. A few kodachromes are by G. T. Robbins, from the Jepson Herbarium; most are by Charles Webber from the collections of the California Academy of Sciences, the Sierra Club, the Jepson Herbarium, and the University of California Herbarium. I am appreciative of all the assistance received from these people and institutions and, in addition, from my colleagues.

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