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.
Subjects:
Mountain plants > Arizona > Baboquivari Peak > Identification.
Mountain plants > Ecology > Arizona.
Indigenous peoples of North America > Ethnobotany > Arizona.
Genre:
Identification.
Physical Description:x, 333 pages : illustrations, map ; 29 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • History and human influences
  • Selection of species
  • Format of presentation of species
  • Linguistic conventions and pronunciation
  • Common plants.