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Checklist of the Vascular Plants of San Mateo & Santa Clara Counties

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Checklist CoverChapter board member Toni Corelli's latest effort is a new book with tremendous value to plant lovers and conservationists.

The Checklist of the Vascular Plants of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, California is now available, documenting over 2,000 species occurring in our two counties. The checklist includes the scientific and common names that will be in the 2nd edition of The Jepson Manual.

Each species listed includes the local preserves the plant occurs in, and other information about our local plants. This makes it a valuable source of information on which plants occur where.

The checklist can be purchased at Chapter meetings for $10. It can also be ordered by mail by mailing a check for $13 made out to "CNPS, SCV Chapter" and mailing it to: Toni Corelli, P.O. Box 773, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019. For more infomation, contact: Toni Corelli at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Last Updated on Wednesday, 14 December 2011 17:25

What is CNPS?

The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the understanding and appreciation of California's native plants and how to conserve them and their natural habitats through education, science, advocacy, horticulture, and land stewardship.

The Santa Clara Valley Chapter of CNPS covers San Mateo County and Santa Clara County. It offers activities focusing on the many aspects of native plants, from gardening, plant identification, and photography to conservation and rare plants. It offers talks and lectures and workshops, field trips, native plant sales, wildflower show, restoration workdays, and more.

 

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Seeds of Hope for San Mateo Thornmint

San Mateo thornmint

Edgewood Park in San Mateo County is a very special place, as shown by over 20 years of preservation and restoration work by our chapter.  But did you know there’s a plant found only at Edgewood?  In fact, discovery of the federally endangered San Mateo thornmint (Acanthomintha duttonii) helped save Edgewood from becoming a golf course, providing critical evidence the site was worth preserving.

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