PlantID Publications
PlantID.net
is a website that uses sophisticated searches and links to help you identify
and learn about California plants.
You can also
buy books, download plant keys, and read articles based on the site’s content. Here’s a list:
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Trees
of the Santa Cruz Mountains Bruce introduces you to the nine California native
trees that dominate the Santa Cruz Mountains.
First, you’ll learn to recognize them by name. Then, you’ll make friends with them in a
series of photo essays. 144 pages.
$20.14 |
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Serpentine
Grassland Plants of Ring Mountain Ring Mountain’s serpentine grassland presents a
spectacular spring wildflower display, unimpeded by competition found in more
nutrient-rich areas. This guide
introduces you to the wildflowers and grasses you’ll find in this special
ecosystem. 99 pages.
$14.41 |
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Illustrated Field Keys Identifying a plant for the first time is a special
pleasure; you turn a stranger into a friend. These booklets introduce you to
a couple dozen species in the gorgeous Dandelion Tribe including Silverpuffs,
Agoseris, Cat’s Ears, Wirelettuce, California Chicory, White-Flowered
Hawkweed, and Salsify. The keys use easy-to-see features and over 100 pictures
to teach you about one branch of the DYCs. |
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Field
Key to the Marin County Dandelion Tribe (The Cichorieae) 24 pages. $6.51 |
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Field
Key to the East Bay Dandelion Tribe (The Cichorieae) 29 pages. $7.14 |
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Field
Key to the San Francisco Peninsula Dandelion Tribe (The Cichorieae) 27 pages.
$6.89 |
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Field
Key to the Edgewood Preserve Peninsula Dandelion Tribe (The Cichorieae) 23 pages.
$6.38 |
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Downloadable Field Keys Download
these field keys to your phone or tablet so you have them with you when
you’re in the field. They’re easy to
use because they concentrate on a few dozen species, use easily observable
characteristics, and are loaded with illustrations. |
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Field Key to the Marin
Dandelion Tribe Field
Key to the East Bay Dandelion Tribe (The Cichoreae) Field Key to the San
Francisco Peninsula Dandelion Tribe (The Cichoreae) Field Key to the
Edgewood Preserve Dandelion Tribe (The Cichoreae) |
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Photo Essays |
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These photo essays highlight a plant’s parts and
life phases. Once you’ve been
introduced to a plant here, you’ll have new things to look for in the field. Illustrated Plant Stories
of 170 Classic California Plants |
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Links to Magazine Articles Here are 20 articles that have appeared in the
Edgewood Explorer over the past 5 years: Over
thousands of generations of insect-tree interactions, gall wasps and trees
have evolved together. This coevolution
includes dozens of other species that have adjusted to use these hollow
structures… All
plants grow from the tips of their shoots and roots. Some plants are able to produce secondary
sideways growth creating, among other things, bark. |
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Seasonal
Variation and Deciduous Trees In
regions of dramatic seasonal change, as is the case in much of North America,
trees often grow deciduous leaves. New
leaves to collect energy when conditions are good and drop to the ground when
seasonal conditions become difficult… |
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Skeleton
Weed: An Invasive and Odd Member of the Dandelion Tribe Skeleton
Weed is an obligate apomict – it always clones itself through
seeds. Even though it presents fully
formed flowers … |
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Dandelion
Tribe Pappus in Edgewood I love
looking at the mandala-like structure of dandelions in seed. At Edgewood, each of our 21 species
in the Dandelion Tribe has distinctive pappus organization… |
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400
million years ago, some plants developed tracheid cells which had two useful
characteristics… |
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Aster
Flower Head Arrangements Aster
flower head arrangements have evolved into five distinctive patterns that you
can discern as you encounter them… |
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I love
finding the generous, parallel-veined, alternating leaves and delicate
flowers of Maianthemum (Greek for May Flower)… |
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In the
fall, rose flowers and leaves drop to the ground, leaving prickly branches
and rose hips. Here are a few things
to look for when you find them on your winter walks. |
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To
accomplish cross-pollination, many plant species have evolved systems of
genetic and physical dichotomies.
Distyly is one of them… |
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Distinguishing
Barleys, Ryes, Bromes and Fescues at Edgewood These
four grass groups all have awns (bristles) and are pretty easy to distinguish
if you know what to look for… |
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How
Castilleja Flowers Attract Pollinators
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Life
is starting from small places… |
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Narrow
Leaf Milkweed’s Unique Pollination Structure Milkweeds
have a crazy but effective pollination system… |
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With a
little patience, you can start distinguishing significant differences in
grasses. For instance… |
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Pigment
production varies in response to circumstances, causing changes in leaf,
petal and stem color… |
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Plant
habitats are not stable. Over many
years, plant colonies extend into areas previously held by other plants… |
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Hayfield
Tarweed Still Blooming I love
the scent of Hayfield Tarweed. For me,
it is the smell of fall… |
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In the
summer, Chamise turns hillsides white with its tiny, fragrant, white
blooms. In the fall, it turns them
reddish brown… |
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Warrior’s
Plume is one of my springtime favorites because it is unusual, easy to pick
out, and rewards a closer look… |
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I love
berry season! Berries create new
shapes and colors at the same time other parts of the plant are dying
away. They catch my eye … |
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