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James C. Hickman, editor
The Jepson Manual
Higher Plants of California
$100.00, £71.50 hardcover
978-0-520-08255-7
Available Now
1424 pages,
April 1993, Available worldwide
Categories: Organismal Biology; Plants; Botany; California & the West
April 1993, Available worldwide
Categories: Organismal Biology; Plants; Botany; California & the West
"A book that will stand for many years as the ultimate reference and guide to California flora. . . . A miracle of descriptive botany."—San Francisco Chronicle
"This is one remarkable cutting-edge flora. Put it on your shelf, peruse it and abuse it, fondle it, learn from it. But most importantly, do yourself a favor--buy it!"—American Society of Plant Taxonomists
"This is one remarkable cutting-edge flora. Put it on your shelf, peruse it and abuse it, fondle it, learn from it. But most importantly, do yourself a favor--buy it!"—American Society of Plant Taxonomists
"More information is packed into one volume that will be useful to a wider audience than any other manual of this kind yet published in the history of botany."—David L. Magney, The California Native Plant Society
"A single work . . . simultaneously accessible to dedicated beginners and indispensable to professional botanists. . . . For the first time in one volume a user-friendly flora of the exceedingly diverse higher plants of California."—Mildred E. Mathias, editor of Flowering Plants in the Landscape
"Allows amateurs and professionals alike to easily and accurately identify plant species. . . . A product that will contribute in a major way to the preservation of California's unique floral resource. Our gratitude and congratulations for a job well done."—Phyllis Faber, Editor, Fremontia
"Sets new standards for excellence . . . and picks up beautifully on the contemporary idea that botanical work should be fully accessible to the general public as well as to scientists."—Peter H. Raven, Missouri Botanical Garden
"Precise and accurate, a masterpiece of clarity and succinctness."—G. Ledyard Stebbins, University of California, Davis
"A single work . . . simultaneously accessible to dedicated beginners and indispensable to professional botanists. . . . For the first time in one volume a user-friendly flora of the exceedingly diverse higher plants of California."—Mildred E. Mathias, editor of Flowering Plants in the Landscape
"Allows amateurs and professionals alike to easily and accurately identify plant species. . . . A product that will contribute in a major way to the preservation of California's unique floral resource. Our gratitude and congratulations for a job well done."—Phyllis Faber, Editor, Fremontia
"Sets new standards for excellence . . . and picks up beautifully on the contemporary idea that botanical work should be fully accessible to the general public as well as to scientists."—Peter H. Raven, Missouri Botanical Garden
"Precise and accurate, a masterpiece of clarity and succinctness."—G. Ledyard Stebbins, University of California, Davis
First published in 1925, Willis Linn Jepson's Manual of the Flowering Plants of California has been a standard reference for teachers, students, and naturalists. Since that time, hundreds of new species have been identified and botanical investigation has become more sophisticated. Now Jepson's philosophy of making such information available to all is again realized in this new volume, which includes a wealth of material accumulated over the past decades.
With contributions from two hundred botanists across North America, this is the most comprehensive resource and identification guide to nearly eight thousand varieties of native and naturalized California plants. The means to identify plants (using key traits and illustrations) is accompanied by special information such as horticultural requirements, endangerment, toxicity, weed status, and notes on the management of sensitive species. Identification keys have been designed for ease of use, and terms have been simplified and illustrated, making the new Manual the most authoritative field guide for the expert and amateur alike.
With contributions from two hundred botanists across North America, this is the most comprehensive resource and identification guide to nearly eight thousand varieties of native and naturalized California plants. The means to identify plants (using key traits and illustrations) is accompanied by special information such as horticultural requirements, endangerment, toxicity, weed status, and notes on the management of sensitive species. Identification keys have been designed for ease of use, and terms have been simplified and illustrated, making the new Manual the most authoritative field guide for the expert and amateur alike.
Introduction to the Plant Life of Southern California: Coast to Foothills, by Philip W. Rundel and Robert Gustafson
The Jepson Desert Manual: Vascular Plants of Southeastern California, edited by Bruce G. Baldwin, Steve Boyd, Barbara J. Ertter, Robert W. Patterson, Thomas J. Rosatti, and Dieter H. Wilken
Invasive Plants of California's Wildlands, by Carla C. Bossard, John M. Randall, and Marc C. Hoshovsky, editors
The Jepson Desert Manual: Vascular Plants of Southeastern California, edited by Bruce G. Baldwin, Steve Boyd, Barbara J. Ertter, Robert W. Patterson, Thomas J. Rosatti, and Dieter H. Wilken
Invasive Plants of California's Wildlands, by Carla C. Bossard, John M. Randall, and Marc C. Hoshovsky, editors
Visit the official site of The Jepson Herbarium—includes online floristics encylopedia