Provides a cross-cultural examination of how the state's native plants have been used by its various people. This compilation includes common names of plants in their historical sequence. The common botanical names often demonstrate how individuals fit into their societies and how these societies functioned.
Provides a cross-cultural examination of how the state's native plants have been used by its various people. This compilation includes common names of...
The Baboquivari Mountains, long considered to be a sacred space by the Tohono O odham people who are native to the area, are the westernmost of the so-called Sky Islands. The mountains form the border between the floristic regions of Chihuahua and Sonora. This encyclopedic work describes the flora of this unique area in detail. It includes descriptions, identifications, ecology, and extensive etymologies of plant names in European and indigenous languages. Daniel Austin also describes pollination biology and seed dispersal and explains how plants in the area have been used by humans,...
The Baboquivari Mountains, long considered to be a sacred space by the Tohono O odham people who are native to the area, are the westernmost of the so...
