Native Plants of British Columbia's Coastal Dry Belt A Photographic Guide

"Native Plants of British Columbia's Coastal Dry Belt is a one-of-a-kind field guide, combining excellent colour photographs, pithy descriptions, and an exploratory narrative. It's a book that could only come from authors who have spent a lot of time exploring and botanizing in the region. It reads a bit like a graphic novel, and what a story it is – not just about individual species but also about their assemblages, habitats and the challenges they face. It's like taking a walk with old friends in these beguiling 'landscapes of wonder.' Most readers still know what it's like to lose yourself in a book. This outstanding field guide will captivate you and also open a portal to deeper understanding of and appreciation for the stunning but sensitive Salish Sea bioregion."
– Jim Pojar, Ph.D., coauthor of Plants of Coastal British Columbia

"Here is a superb book for any naturalist – or anyone who loves the outdoors – especially in Southwestern BC and Washington's Puget Sound region. Focusing on plants native to this region, within the special habitats and communities where they grow, this guidebook is both timely and significant. With increasing urbanization and industrial development, many of the plants featured here are far less abundant than they used to be, making them even more notable. Getting to know and recognize these species and their locales is critical for their long-term survival since most of us tend to care for what is familiar to us – for what we can put a name to. Written by experts, the book is user-friendly, with easy-to-read descriptions and beautiful photographic illustrations, the majority taken by the authors themselves. Whether it's the trees, the berry plants, the grasses, or the rarely seen wildflowers, or whether it's the wet forests, dry woodlands, rocky cliffs, bogs, vernal pools or shorelines, these plants and the places where you can find them are all treasures. The book is a treasure too: one to thumb through, to keep beside your chair, and – most importantly – to take with you in your pocket or backpack when you venture out to explore the world of plants and their habitats."
– Nancy J. Turner, Distinguished Professor Emerita, University of Victoria

"Native Plants of British Columbia's Coastal Dry Belt is a spectacular new field guide to our coastal rain shadow flora. And it's an unusual one. Most field guides are organized by species; this book is organized by habitat. If you know, for example, that you are in Red Alder Swamp Forest, you can skip to that section and quickly browse the vascular plant species characteristic of that ecosystem. This field guide combines the authoritative prose of Hans Roemer – one of southwestern BC's most experienced and knowledgeable field botanists – with Mary Sanseverino's spectacular photos. It deserves a place on the bookshelf of everyone interested in the fascinating plants of this region."
– Andy MacKinnon, forest ecologist and author