Herbarium

Detailed Book List


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Ahart Herbarium is again open to the public!

Herbarium hours are Fridays 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.


Studies from Ahart Herbarium (formerly Chico State Herbarium) is a non-profit endeavor through which professional and amateur botanists study and document the rich flora of Butte County and northern California. Studies from the Herbarium emphasizes floras and ecological studies involving the plants and plant communities of northern California.

Selected Plants of Northern CA and Adjacent NV

21. Vern Oswald's Selected Plants of Northern California and Adjacent Nevada, 3rd edition.

by Lawrence P. Janeway


Vernal Pool Landscapes: Past, Present and Future

20. Vernal Pool Landscapes: Past, Present and Future

by Robert A. Schlising, Erin E. Gottschalk Fisher, C. Matt Guilliams and Barbara Castro, editors


Vernal Pools in Changing Landscapes

18. Vernal Pools in Changing Landscapes

by Robert A. Schlising, Erin E. Gottschalk Fisher, and C. Matt Guilliams, editors


Research & Recovery in Vernal Pool Landscapes

16. Research & Recovery in Vernal Pool Landscapes

Douglas G. Alexander and Robert A. Schlising


Wildflowers of Table Mountain

15. Wildflowers of Table Mountain, a Naturalist's Guide

by Albin Bills and Samantha Mackey

  • 166 pgs, 5½ x 8½ in., paperback
  • December 2011, ISBN 978-0-9761774-2-5
  • $19.95 - Order form (PDF)

Vernal Pool Landscapes

14. Vernal Pool Landscapes

by Robert A. Schlising and Douglas G. Alexander, Editors


BOOKS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT (but some of them downloadable as PDFs)
Vern Oswald's Selected Plants of Northern California and Adjacent Nevada, 2nd ed.

19. Vern Oswald’s Selected Plants of Northern California and Adjacent Nevada, 2nd edition

by Lawrence P. Janeway

  • 484 pages, 5½ x 8½ in., comb bind
  • May 2019, ISBN 978‐0‐9761774‐6‐3

Vern Oswald's Selected Plants of Northern California and Adjacent Nevada

17. Vern Oswald’s Selected Plants of Northern California and Adjacent Nevada

Updated and revised by Lawrence P. Janeway

  • 483 pages, 5½ x 8½ in., comb bind
  • November 2013, ISBN 978-0-9761774-4-9
  • OUT OF PRINT

Wildflowers of Table Mountain

13. Wildflowers of Table Mountain, Butte County, California

by Samantha Mackey and Albin Bills, illustrated by Larry Jansen

  • 112 pgs, 5½ x 8½ in., paperback
  • December 2004, ISBN 978-0-9761774-0-1
  • OUT OF PRINT

Selected Plants of Northern California and Adjacent Nevada CDs

12. Selected Plants of Northern California and Adjacent Nevada - 2 CD set

by Vernon H. Oswald(opens in new window)


Selected Plants of Northern CA and Adjacent NV book

11. Selected Plants of Northern California and Adjacent Nevada - the book

by Vernon H. Oswald(opens in new window)

  • 461 pgs, 5½ x 8½ in., comb bind
  • October 2002, ISBN 978-0-9726953-8-1
  • OUT OF PRINT

Vernal Pool Plants of the Northern Sacramento Valley CD

10. Vernal Pool Plants of the Northern Sacramento Valley - CD-ROM

by Robert A. Schlising and Caroline J. Warren

  • 1 CD-ROM
  • December 1999, ISBN 978-0-9726953-7-4
  • OUT OF PRINT

Cyperaceae of Butte County - Part 1

9. Cyperaceae of Butte County, California - Part 1: Carex

by Lawrence P. Janeway(opens in new window)

  • 78 pgs, 8½ x 11 in., paperback
  • February 1992, ISBN 978-0-9726953-6-7
  • OUT OF PRINT

Vernal Pool Plants Habitat and Biology

8. Vernal Pool Plants - Their Habitat and Biology

by Diane H. Ikeda and Robert A. Schlising, Editors

  • 178 pgs, 4 plates of color photos, 7½ x 10½ in., paperback
  • June 1990, ISBN 978-0-9726953-5-0
  • OUT OF PRINT

Violaceae & Cucurbitaceae of Butte County

6 & 7. Violaceae of Butte County, California & Cucurbitaceae of Butte County, California

Violaceae of Butte County, California, by F. Jay Fuller

  • 23 pgs
  • Nos. 6 and 7 combined, 8½ x 11 in., paperback, comb bind
  • April 1987, ISBN 978-0-9726953-4-3
  • OUT OF PRINT

Cucurbitaceae of Butte County, California by Robert A. Schlising

  • 10 pgs
  • Nos. 6 and 7 combined, 8½ x 11 in., paperback, comb bind
  • April 1987, ISBN 978-0-9726953-4-3
  • Download (PDF) (6 & 7 Combined Download)
  • OUT OF PRINT

Limnanthaceae & Malavaceae of Butte County

4 & 5. Limnanthaceae of Butte County, California & Malvaceae of Butte County, California

Limnanthaceae of Butte County, California, by M. Jeanne Boze

  • 13 pgs
  • Nos. 4 and 5 combined, 8½ x 11 in., paperback, comb bind
  • January 1987, ISBN 978-0-9726953-3-6
  • OUT OF PRINT

Malvaceae of Butte County, California by Robert A. Schlising

  • 17 pgs
  • Nos. 4 and 5 combined, 8½ x 11 in., paperback, comb bind
  • January 1987, ISBN 978-0-9726953-3-6
  • OUT OF PRINT
  • Download (PDF) (4 & 5 Combined Download)

Vascular Plants of Upper Bidwell Park

3. Vascular Plants of Upper Bidwell Park, Chico, California

by Vernon H. Oswald(opens in new window)

  • 98 pgs, 6 x 9 in., paperback
  • March 1986, ISBN 978-0-9726953-2-9
  • OUT OF PRINT

Cruciferae of Butte County

2. Cruciferae of Butte County, California

  • 46 pgs, 8½ x 11 in., paperback, comb bind
  • August 1985, ISBN 978-0-9726953-1-2
  • Download (PDF)
  • OUT OF PRINT

Boraginaceae of Butte County

1. Boraginaceae of Butte County, California

by Robert A. Schlising

  • 34 pgs, 8½ x 11 in., paperback, comb bind
  • November 1984, ISBN 978-0-9726953-0-5
  • Download (PDF)
  • OUT OF PRINT

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