Folks often ask us about our favorite native plant books. There are so many! Here is a list of a few. I’m sure we’re forgetting some. We’ll add them as we remember them.
A Natural History of California by Allan A. Schoenherr
California Native Plants for the Garden by Carol Bornstein, David Fross, and Bart O’Brien
Early Uses of California Plants (California Natural History Guides) by Edward K. Balls
Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification by Thomas J. Elpel
A Flora of Southern California by Philip A. Munz
A California Flora and Supplement by Philip A. Munz and David D. Beck