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The second edition of The Jepson Manual thoroughly updates this acclaimed work, the single most comprehensive resource on California's amazingly diverse flora. Integrating the latest science with the results of intensive fieldwork, institutional collaboration, and the efforts of hundreds of contributing authors, this new edition is an essential reference on California's native and naturalized vascular plants.
This edition includes treatments of many newly described or discovered taxa and recently introduced plants, and it reflects major improvements in plant taxonomy. Nearly two-thirds of the 7,600 species, subspecies, and varieties that the volume describes are now illustrated with diagnostic drawings. Geographic distributions, elevation ranges, flowering times, nomenclature, and the status of non-natives and native taxa of special concern have all been updated throughout. The second edition also allows for identification of 240 alien taxa that are not fully naturalized and features a new chapter on geologic, climatic, and vegetation history of California.
This edition includes treatments of many newly described or discovered taxa and recently introduced plants, and it reflects major improvements in plant taxonomy. Nearly two-thirds of the 7,600 species, subspecies, and varieties that the volume describes are now illustrated with diagnostic drawings. Geographic distributions, elevation ranges, flowering times, nomenclature, and the status of non-natives and native taxa of special concern have all been updated throughout. The second edition also allows for identification of 240 alien taxa that are not fully naturalized and features a new chapter on geologic, climatic, and vegetation history of California.
Price: $150.00
Pages: 1600
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date:
31 January 2012
Trim Size: 10.75 X 8.25 in
ISBN: 9780520253124
Format: Hardcover
"The book, with all its densely packed information, is an indispensable up-to-date treasure trove for academics and a flora to be envied by botanists from outside California."
"Another milestone in Californian botanical literature."
“Certainly one of the most comprehensive regional floras now available. . . . A wonderful resource and indispensible reference for anyone working with the flora of western North America and beyond.”
“For serious wildflower enthusiasts, this is a must-have reference book.”
“Based on new fieldwork and genetic analyses, UC Berkeley’s Jepson Herbarium has overhauled its bible of the state’s plants--grafting, pruning, growing, and splitting the taxonomic tree.”
"A monumental work, one that every botanist in California will use; we thank the editors, authors, and the Jepson Herbarium for a job well done."
Bruce G. Baldwin is Curator of the Jepson Herbarium and Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. Douglas H. Goldman is Herbarium Associate at the Harvard University Herbaria. David J. Keil is Professor Emeritus and Director of the Robert F. Hoover Herbarium at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.Robert W. Patterson is Professor of Biology at San Francisco State University. Thomas J. Rosatti is Specialist at the University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley. Dieter H. Wilken is Director of Conservation at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Authors Contributing to The Jepson Manual, Second Edition
Introduction
Philosophy
Conventions Used in The Jepson Manual, Second Edition
Abbreviations and Symbols
Glossary
Geographic Subdivisions of California
Hierarchical Outline of Geographic Subdivisions
Geographic Subdivisions of California (map)
Geologic, Climatic, and Vegetation History of California
Key to California Vascular Plant Families
Taxonomic Treatments
Lycophytes
Ferns
Gymnosperms
Nymphaeales
Magnoliids
Ceratophyllales
Eudicots
Monocots
Appendix. Numerical Summary of Taxa Treated in
The Jepson Manual, Second Edition
Index
Acknowledgments
Authors Contributing to The Jepson Manual, Second Edition
Introduction
Philosophy
Conventions Used in The Jepson Manual, Second Edition
Abbreviations and Symbols
Glossary
Geographic Subdivisions of California
Hierarchical Outline of Geographic Subdivisions
Geographic Subdivisions of California (map)
Geologic, Climatic, and Vegetation History of California
Key to California Vascular Plant Families
Taxonomic Treatments
Lycophytes
Ferns
Gymnosperms
Nymphaeales
Magnoliids
Ceratophyllales
Eudicots
Monocots
Appendix. Numerical Summary of Taxa Treated in
The Jepson Manual, Second Edition
Index