Flora of the Santa Ana River and Environs: With References to World Botany

The Santa Ana River is the largest watercourse within the heavily populated coastal plain of southern California. Regardless of the encroachment of urban development, the river and its environs are home to almost 1,400 plant species. On this seminal guide to the flora of the Santa Ana River, Oscar F. Clarke and his team have compiled descriptions of 900 plant species, accompanied by 3,200 images and illustrations. The book also serves as an introduction to basic botanical concepts and is arranged by evolutionary relationships, to assist readers in plant identification. Historical and cultural uses, plant diseases, and associations with insects, birds, and mammals of both native and introduced species are woven along side technical information to color a wealthy picture of the flora of this region in addition to to relate it to that of the remainder of the world.