Introduction to California Plant Life: Volume 69 Dreaming the Americas A work of astonishing erudition

A work of astonishing erudition and passion

for which he was awarded a PEN West translation prize

Clear structure

Arabic and Ethiopic manuscripts

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Introduction to California Plant Life: Volume 69 Dreaming the Americas A work of astonishing eruditionCalifornia's unique plants range in size from the stately Coast Redwoods to the minute belly plants of the southern deserts and in age from the four thousand year old Bristlecone Pines to ephemeral annuals whose life span can be counted in weeks. Available at last in a thoroughly updated and revised edition, this popular book is the only concise overview of the state's remarkable flora, its plant communities, and the environmental factors that shape