Alameda and Contra Costa counties support remarkable diversity—over 2,000 vascular plant taxa. This full-color, wire-bound book contains current scientific names, common names, family, distribution, and hints for identification. It also includes illustrations of plant terminology and a list of almost 150 species of bryophytes from the East Bay: mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. This book is a must for amateur and professional field botanists.