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California's Fading Wildflowers California's Fading Wildflowers This page intentionally left blank California's Fading Wildflowers Lost Legacy and Biological lnuasions Richard A. Minnich California's Fading Wildflowers Lost Legacy and Biological Invasions Richard A. Minnich U"iIVFRSITY OF CALlFOR!\'IA PRESS Berkeley . Los A/1geles . LO/1do/1 \Irrin~ch,R~chardA. C,ilifornl,~'sfadmg nildflo~vcr-s : lost legac\ nil bic~loglc~~l rnva\ions 1 Rrchard A. .llitiri~ch. p. "11. Includec hrhltographrc~l reterences and inileu. rssr;: 9 - 8 - 0 - 5 2 0 - ~ 5 ~ j3.- (cloth : alk. p'iper) I. Biological ~nv,~sion~-CaIlforri~~i. 2. P l ~ n t in\a~ions-C.~~Iitornla. 3. \Y7ildflo\veri-Calitort~i~~. I. Title. The piper used 111 this puhl~c~rion meet, tlie nunrmum I-eqmrernent, oi . ~ V \ I / N I \ O z j c ) . ~ S - - ~ y c ) ~ I K 1 c ~ 9 - i ( P?i.wi,zizei~cc,v j PLip~ri. Universitv of California Press, one of the most distingui~heduniversity presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported bv the UC:: Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit \VW\v.l1cpress.edu. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California Univetsity of California Press, Ltd. London, England© 2008 bv The Regents of the Universit) of California Librarv of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data 'Vlinnich, Richard A. California's fading wildflowers : lost legal'" :lnd biological invasions / Richard A. \:linnich, p. cm. Includes bibliogra phical references and index. llBI': 9,8-0-\20-25353-7 (cloth: alk. paper! 1. Biological invasions-California. 2. Plant invasions-California. 3. Wildflowers-California. I. Title. Q1I35F,156 2008 582.1309794-dc22 \1anufactured in the United States uf America [7 16 15 [Q 9 S 14 "3 12 [I ]0 09 08 6 4 2 The paper used in this publication meets tbe minimum requirements of A'lSI/NISO z,9-4S-1992 (R 1997) (Pernzanence of Paper). To my parents, my wife 'and foundation Mavia, and my dnzighters Victoria and Jennj: who are taking on lives of their own arzd In memory of my mother, Mariorz This page intentionally left blank ...

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