Wildflowers of Orange County and the Santa Ana Mountains

This book is a guide to the wildflowers of coastal southern California — specifically, the wildflowers found within the boundaries of Orange County and the Santa Ana Mountains, plus adjacent areas of the surrounding counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, and San Diego.

The book describes and illustrates mire than 600 wildflowers specifies.
This novice-friendly, technically accurate guide was written, edited, and reviewed by professional biologists, and local experts. It includes section on the region's geology, geography, and plant communities, on flower parts, and scientific names, and on places to go wildflower-watching.

Each entry includes:

Common and scientific names
Description with diagnostic characteristics italicized

Flowering time, habitat, and local range

Places to find the plant

Sources of its scientific name

Similar specifies in which it may be confused