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The flora and fauna of the Pacific Northwest coast / Collin Varner.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 461 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0295744642
  • 9780295744643
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QH104.5.N6 V37 2018
Contents:
Introduction -- glossary -- Flowering plant -- Berries -- Shrubs and bushes -- Trees -- Fungi and allies -- Invasive plants -- Marine plants -- Birds -- Land mammals -- Amphibians -- Reptiles -- Insects and associates -- Marine life . . .
Summary: The Flora and Fauna of the Pacific Northwest Coast is an extensive, easy-to-follow resource guide to the plant and animal life of the vast and diverse bioregion stretching from Juneau, Alaska, south to coastal British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, down to California's San Francisco Bay. Encompassing over eight hundred native and invasive species, and including more than two thousand colour photos, this is the most complete book of its kind on the market. The book is divided into flora and fauna, with detailed subsections for flowering plants, berries, ferns, shrubs and bushes, trees, fungi, birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and insects. Each species (identified by common and scientific name) is illustrated by clear photography and a concise description of its appearance, biology, and habitat, as well as its traditional use and medicinal properties (where applicable). The book also contains detailed maps, a glossary, and a complete index of species.
List(s) this item appears in: New to the Library: December 2023
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Non-lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Pacific Northwest Connections Collection QL719.P23 V27 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 39352800195679
Total holds: 0

"Published simultaneously in Canada by Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd. ... under the title The flora and fauna of coastal British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest"--Title page verso

Includes bibliographical references (page 449) and index.

Introduction -- glossary -- Flowering plant -- Berries -- Shrubs and bushes -- Trees -- Fungi and allies -- Invasive plants -- Marine plants -- Birds -- Land mammals -- Amphibians -- Reptiles -- Insects and associates -- Marine life . . .

The Flora and Fauna of the Pacific Northwest Coast is an extensive, easy-to-follow resource guide to the plant and animal life of the vast and diverse bioregion stretching from Juneau, Alaska, south to coastal British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, down to California's San Francisco Bay. Encompassing over eight hundred native and invasive species, and including more than two thousand colour photos, this is the most complete book of its kind on the market. The book is divided into flora and fauna, with detailed subsections for flowering plants, berries, ferns, shrubs and bushes, trees, fungi, birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and insects. Each species (identified by common and scientific name) is illustrated by clear photography and a concise description of its appearance, biology, and habitat, as well as its traditional use and medicinal properties (where applicable). The book also contains detailed maps, a glossary, and a complete index of species.

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