PlantID Publications
PlantID.net
is a website where you can search for information about California plants
online. However, you can also read
materials based on it offline. Here are
some published books, downloadable field keys, photo essays and links to
magazine articles you might enjoy.
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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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Field
Key to the San Francisco Peninsula Dandelion Tribe (The Cichorieae) This booklet keys on easy-to-see features and uses
over 100 pictures to let you make friends with DYCs like Silverpuffs,
Agoseris, Cat’s Ears, Wirelettuce, Chicory, Nipplewort and Salsify. 27 pages.
$6.89 |
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Field
Key to the Edgewood Preserve Peninsula Dandelion Tribe (The Cichorieae) This booklet keys on easy-to-see features and uses
over 100 pictures to let you make friends with DYCs like Silverpuffs,
Agoseris, Cat’s Ears, Wirelettuce, California Chicory, White-Flowered
Hawkweed and Salsify. 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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