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Great Books to Give the Gardener on Your List

If you’re looking for the perfect gift for the gardener or plant enthusiast on your list, check out California Plants: A Guide to Our Iconic Flora!


 
 

Cal Poly botanist celebrates California's native plants in new book

KCBX's Greta Mart invited the professor to the KCBX studio this week to talk about his recent work, the county's flowers and why it's important to keep a check on invasive plants.


The thrill of finding Steinbeck's magical lily on a botany outing to California's Central Coast

Robin Abcarian of the Los Angeles Times joins Dr. Ritter and Dr. Yost on a Cal Poly field trip where students learn the extradordinary range of this state's flora. 


Central Coast Biologist, Professor Writes New Guidebook To California Plants

KCLU's Lance Orozco talks to a Central Coast biologist, and college professor who's written a new field guide to the state's flora, which could be one of the most definite books available to the public on the subject.