The Pyrocene: How We Created an Age of Fire, and What Happens Next California Plant Characteristics Family Name Asteraceae

Plant Characteristics Family Name Asteraceae Species Name Rudbeckia occidentalis Common Name Western Cone Flower Plant Type Perennial Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

A rendition of one of California’s oldest tales

Great for small gardens both on the coast and inland

Beautiful deep blue or purple flowers

open slopes

The Pyrocene: How We Created an Age of Fire, and What Happens Next California Plant Characteristics Family Name AsteraceaeA provocative rethinking of how humans and fire have evolved together over timeand our responsibility to reorient this relationship before it's too late. The Pyrocene tells the story of what happened when a fire wielding species, humanity, met an especially fire receptive time in Earth's history. Since terrestrial life first appeared, flames have flourished. Over the past two million years, however, one genus gained the ability to manipulate fire,