The Jepson Manual

Zusatztext "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." Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext California's extraordinary flora is described in contemporary detail in this handy volume, which should prove an inspiration to all of those interested in these plants, their habitats, and their importance to a state richer in botanical diversity than any other part of the United States. This is a thorough revision of an indispensable book.Peter H. Raven, Missouri Botanical Garden Biogeographers, vegetation ecologists, and practitioners of conservation and restoration will all welcome the second edition of The Jepson Manual . The second edition is more user-friendly, accurate, and scientifically rigorous. Such improvements are key for a current, authoritative, and trusted flora.Michael G. Barbour, University of California, Davis This second edition of The Jepson Manual is a monumental achievement! Far more than a simple update, the book has gone through a thorough revision, making it a must-have book for California plant enthusiastsprofessional and lay alike."Lucinda A. McDade, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Zusammenfassung A comprehensive resource on California's diverse flora. It includes treatments of many taxa and reflects major improvements to plant taxonomy from phylogenetic studies. It also includes geographic distributions, elevation ranges, flowering times, and nomenclature. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...

Auteur
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.

Texte du rabat
“California’s extraordinary flora is described in contemporary detail in this handy volume, which should prove an inspiration to all of those interested in these plants, their habitats, and their importance to a state richer in botanical diversity than any other part of the United States. This is a thorough revision of an indispensable book.”—Peter H. Raven, Missouri Botanical Garden

“Biogeographers, vegetation ecologists, and practitioners of conservation and restoration will all welcome the second edition of The Jepson Manual. The second edition is more user-friendly, accurate, and scientifically rigorous. Such improvements are key for a current, authoritative, and trusted flora.”—Michael G. Barbour, University of California, Davis

“This second edition of The Jepson Manual is a monumental achievement! Far more than a simple update, the book has gone through a thorough revision, making it a must-have book for California plant enthusiasts—professional and lay alike."—Lucinda A. McDade, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden

 

Résumé
A comprehensive resource on California's diverse flora. It includes treatments of many taxa and reflects major improvements to plant taxonomy from phylogenetic studies. It also includes geographic distributions, elevation ranges, flowering times, and nomenclature.

Contenu
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