These laminated, fold-up identification guides-- FoldingGuides-- speak for themselves. Written and illustrated by local experts who know their stuff, waterproof and indestructible, theyre the perfect choice for beginners and intermediates This guide includes 38 species of palms, cycads, and palm like trees, both common and exotic, found throughout California and the Desert Southwest. Includes both solitary and clustering species, both cultivated and species found in the wild. Species descriptions are written by Alan Meerow, palm expert and author of the authoritative Betrocks Landscape Plants. illustrations are by Robert O'Brien, prize-winning artist and naturalist based in Austin, Texas.