Nevada County and the cross-section of the Sierra Nevada it spans offer diverse habitats and a diverse set of plant species which inhabit them. For the first time, a true Flora of Nevada County is in the works. This is a listing of every single native and naturalized plant that grows within the county, with identification keys and local insight on their abundance, range, and habitat preferences. Years in the making, this Flora is nearing completion and the author is ready to give a primer on Nevada County floristics and the plants to be found here as well as the process of making a flora, the botanical history of Nevada County, and some exciting discoveries made in the production of this work.
Shane Hanofee is a self-taught certified field botanist who became enamoured with native plants shortly after moving to California from New York over a decade ago. Since then, he has travelled throughout California exploring and documenting California's fascinating flora along the way. In that time, Shane has developed a keen understanding of the floristics of the northern Sierras in particular, while cultivating a love for plant taxonomy and science communication. He is the former president of the Redbud Chapter of the California Native Plant Society and he lives in Grass Valley, CA with his wife Ashley and their bouncing baby boy Milo
