Baboquivari mountain plants : identification, ecology, and ethnobotany / Daniel F. Austin ; with linguistic consultant, David L. Shaul.

"The Baboquivari Mountains, long considered to be a sacred space by the Tohono O'odham people who are native to the area, are the westernmost of the so-called Sky Islands. The mountains form the border between the floristic regions of Chihuahua and Sonora. This encyclopedic work describes the flora...

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Main Author: Austin, Daniel F.
Language:English
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [2010], ©2010.
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Physical Description:x, 333 pages : illustrations, map ; 29 cm
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