One of my favorite resources is the book Plants and Landscapes for Summer-Dry Climates of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is published by the East Bay Municipal District (known as EBMUD by locals). The book is filled with beautiful, glossy photographs, information, and illustrations.
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| A great resource for identifying plants in the San Francisco Bay Area |
A main feature is the Plant Catalog, which includes about 200 pages of plant photographs. The information is sorted alphabetically by the scientific plant name [the binomial name, which includes the family and genus, such as Eschscholzia californica (California poppy)]. The plants are not all natives, but those that do well in the Mediterranean climate and are not invasive.
I have spent many happy hours reviewing its glossy pictures to identify a tree, shrub, or flower I’ve seen. But the book is more than pictures; it includes great information about local climates, plant communities, garden designs for the summer-dry garden, and plant lists sorted by type.
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