Wildflowers of the Santa Monica Mountains Non-Fiction Manzanita’s center of biodiversity is

Manzanita’s center of biodiversity is in the California Floristic Province

Does well on sunny coastal slopes and hot dry areas

Bigberry Manzanita Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

he was determined to stir a greater interest in the wild flowers

Useful both as a field guide and an introductory overview of the ecology of chaparral

Wildflowers of the Santa Monica Mountains Non-Fiction Manzanita’s center of biodiversity isContrary to the self limiting title, the scope of the book goes far beyond the confines of the Santa Monica Mountains as most plants in Southern California also live in those mountains. Milt McAuley has brought together in this book all you might want to know about wildflowers of this mountain range. It is a readable approach to plant identification in the wild for the beginner or the professional botanist. The full color photographs are separated by