ANZA-BORREGO WILDFLOWERS
Edited by Steven L. Hartman
Photography by Edge of Eden and others.

1997. $14.95. (ISBN 1-890266-01-9). To purchase go to http://www.cnps.org/store.php and click CD-Roms. 

This CD for Windows™ (except 64-bit computers) includes more than 400 dazzling images of 200 species of wildflowers and flowering shrubs of the Sonoran desert, in particular those that are found at Anza-Borrego State Park. Flowers can be selected by plant family or by flower color. Features include an index of common and Latin names, pronunciation of every Latin name, and ability to view 4 different flowers on screen at once. A text is provided for each plant describing the growth form, size, habitat, bloom period, elevation range and page references to three useful floras. Collections of images and texts can be stored in bookmarks. Includes glossary pop-up for botanic terms, reference list, and introductory text about the State Park. Interesting to desert travelers.

There are over 500 species of plants known to occur in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. About 200 of these are included on this CD, many of which have both close-up images of the flower as well as full plant images.

The pronunciation of the Latin names of the plant families and species follows the guidelines found in The Jepson Manual. These guidelines follow the European standard, so don't be surprised if the pronunciations sound unfamiliar.

The elevation ranges are based on The Jepson Manual, and in converting to feet, were rounded to the nearest 50'.

The bloom period is based on A Flora of Southern California.

The brief plant descriptions and habitat information were compiled and condensed from The Jepson Manual, A Flora of Southern California, and Desert Wild Flowers.

The numbers after the references listed for each species refer to page number for text description (bold), page and key letter for illustration (in italics), and for Desert Wild Flowers, the plant number follows the # sign.