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homepage.mac.com/bugbob/ocw/ A new field guide in progress: A Photographic Guide to the Wildflowers of Orange County, California, including the Santa Ana Mountains, by Bob Allen, Chris Barnhill, and Fred Roberts, Jr. The website includes information, map, sample photographs, and updates.
California
Native Plant Society, www.cnps.org:
the web site of the state organization
CalFlora, www.calflora.org: an extensive picture data bank of California flora
Desert USA, www.desertusa.com: animals to archives, plants to parks, this is a complete guide to the deserts of the American Southwest.
Wildflowers from Saddleback to the Sea, www.Cerritos.edu/wjohnson/: closeup and habitat photos of Orange County wildflowers
Wildflowers: a closer look, www.renyswildflowers.com: over 700 photos taken west of the Mississippi
Wildflowers of Southern California: Chaparral and Desert, ww1.clunet.edu/wf: a photo collection by the author of Key to Coastal and Chaparral Flowering Plants of Southern California.
Shipley Nature Center, shipleynature.org. A restored native plant preserve in Huntington Beach CA.
Southern California Botanists, www.socalbot.org/: at this site find a wealth of links to other sites of botanical interest
Theodore Payne Foundation, www.theodorepayne.org: this foundation is dedicated to preserving native plants and encouraging their use in landscaping.
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, www.rsabg.org: the most extensive native plant collection in Southern California.
Tree of Life Nursery, www.treeoflifenursery.com: the closest source for purchasing native plants in Orange County.
http://calflora.net/botanicalnames/index.html : an outstanding source for the meanings of California native plant names.
http://www.santiagocreek.org: a new website created to address issues concerning the Santiago Creek Watershed.
www.ocwild.com: Orange County Wild, a network of environmental organizations throughout the county.