A favorite book to take to the desert is Colorado
Desert Wildflowers, by Jon Mark Stewart, published in 1993. It is a guide to flowers
in the low desert, including Joshua Tree National Monument and Anza-Borrego Desert. The book is organized by flower color, with
a special section for cactus. The text includes the common name, binomial name, family,
and a short description of the plant. The photography is exquisite.
The book is slim and portable, and easy to throw into a day pack. The author does not intend to
include all the plants you will find, but those included are representative. I like this concise practical approach.
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