This field guide contains 242 color plates of native plants seen along roadsides and hiking trails in southern California. The quality of the photographs and the organization of the plants make this book adaptable for classrooms, field studies, or weekend outings into the surrounding countryside.
Thomas J. Belzer is a professor of botany at Pasadena City College, where he has taught a variety of field biology classes. He has collected, studied, and photographed plants in all the Western states.