The Deserts of California Annual Clarkia unguiculata hosts 8 species

Clarkia unguiculata hosts 8 species of butterfly + moth caterpillars

foothill-pine woodland

A large mounding shrub that can be pruned up into a small tree

the Sierra Nevada

San Joaquin Valley Natural Habitat Dry slopes and ridges

The Deserts of California Annual Clarkia unguiculata hosts 8 speciesFrom Obi Kaufmann, author illustrator of the best selling California Field Atlas, comes a grand adventure through time, geography, and ecology in California's deserts. Of a piece with his richly illustrated books The Forests of California and The Coasts of California, this volume features hundreds of vivid watercolor maps and illustrations, blending art and to breathtaking effect. Journeying through the Great Basin, Mojave, Colorado, and Sonoran