Sales of books, posters, etc

The chapter offers a wide range of books on various aspects of California's native plants from floras and botanical references to gardening and natural history. We carry the six beautiful CNPS wildflower posters which are botanically accurate as well as decorative. The chapter T-shirt has a colorful depiction of our Matilija poppy logo. There is a variety of other products such as CD-ROMs, wildflower wrapping paper and native plant notecards.

The money raised from sales of books and other items is used to support various chapter projects such as publication of the newsletter, conservation efforts, education and public outreach, including production of handouts and display materials for our exhibit, curriculum materials and grants to support student research projects. Items are available only at chapter meetings and at the fall plant sale.

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Book Inventory

The following inventory lists some of the titles we currently have available. The discount we receive on CNPS publications is shared with our members.

Books on Gardening with Natives
Propagation Secrets for California Native Plants. 1994. Jeanine De Hart. $6.00
Seed Propagation of Native California Plants. 1988. Dara Emery. SBBG. $13.50
Easy-to-Grow, 1990. CNPS San Diego Chapter $2.00
Butterflies of California, 1997. Bob Stewart $22.00
Growing a Native Planting Guide. SBBG $3.00

Southern California Floras & Checklists
Vascular Plants of the Cuyamaca and Laguna Mts: A Checklist. J. Hirshberg and D. Clemons. 1996 $4.00
Wildflowers of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park 1993. Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association $2.15
Flowering Plants of the Santa Monica Mountains. 1986. Nancy Dale $15.00
The California Desert Vol. I & II. 1995. June Latting & Peter Rowlands $22.00
A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Orange County. Fred Roberts $8.00
An Illustrated Guide to the Oaks of the Southern California Floristic Province. 1995. Fred Roberts $13.00
A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of San Diego County. Mike Simpson et al $6.00
Baja California Plant Field Guide. 1989. Norman Roberts $22.00
Marine Algae and Seagrasses of San Diego County. 1991. Joan Stewart-- donation accepted
Colorado Desert Wildflowers, 1993. Jon Mark Stewart $14.00
A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mission Trails Regional Park. 1998. Mike Simpson $2.55
Flowering Plants of Torrey Pines State Reserve. 1993. Torrey Pines Docent Society $2.15
Wildflowers of Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. 1992. Cuyamaca Rancho State Park Interpretive Assn. $2.15
Shrubs of Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. 1994. Cuyamaca Rancho State Park Interpretive Assn. $2.15
Wildflowers of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. 1993. Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association $2.15

Statewide Floras, References, & Other Books
5th Edition CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Vascular Plants of California. 2004. $28.00
California's Changing Landscapes--Diversity and Conservation of California Vegetation. 1993. CNPS. Michael Barbour, Bruce Pavlik, Frank Drysdale, and Susan Lindstrom $22.60
Beacons Along a Naturalist's Trail: California Naturalists and Innovators. 1988. Paul Covel. $8.00
California's Wild Gardens: A Living Legacy. 1997. California Dept. of Fish & Game $30.00
Common Riparian Plants of California. 1992. Phyllis Faber and Robert Holland. Pickleweed Press $18.00
Common Wetland Plants of Coastal California. 1993. Phyllis Faber. Pickleweed Press $18.00
Set of two books by Phyllis Faber $32.00
Rare Lilies of California. 1997. Peggy Lee Fiedler $21.00
The Jepson Manual. 1993. James Hickman $80.00
A Flora of Santa Cruz Island. 1995. Steve Junak, et al. CNPS Press $24.00
Introduction to California Plant Life. 1974. Robert Ornduff $17.00
Oaks of California. 1991. Bruce Pavlik, Pamela Muick, Sharon Johnson, Marjorie Popper $21.00
At the Desert's Green Edge, An Ethnobotany of Gila River Pimi. 1997. Amadeo Rea $54.00
A Manual of California Vegetation. 1995. John Sawyer and Todd Keeler-Wolf. CNPS $35.50
A Natural History of California. 1992. Allan A. Schoenherr $27.50
Oak Action Kit. 1993. CNPS $13.00

Jepson Desert Manual, $35.00

CNPS Posters
Spring Wildflowers
Wildflowers of the Desert
Flowering Shrubs of the Coast Ranges
Wildflowers of the Sierra Nevada
Wildflowers of the Coast
Wildflowers of the Redwood Forest
(Posters are $10.00)