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The Jepson Manual also follows Philip A. Munz and David D. Keck in their A California Flora and Supplement of 1958 and 1968. [2] Like other florae, The Jepson Manual builds upon these prior publications. Except for the number of line drawings, it has more in common with Munz's 1968 book than with Jepson's 1923 book.
It was founded by Willis Linn Jepson in 1950, and named after him. [7] The Jepson Herbarium supports the Jepson eFlora, a taxonomic database that builds on and expands the second edition of The Jepson Manual. It describes itself as "the foremost authority on the native and naturalized vascular plants of California". [8]
Of California's total plant population, 2,153 species, subspecies, and varieties are endemic and native to California alone, according to the 1993 Jepson Manual study. [4] This botanical diversity stems not only from the size of the state, but also its diverse topographies , climates, and soils (e.g. serpentine outcrops ).
Coastal strand is a plant community of flowering plants that form along the shore in loose sand just above the high tide line. Many plants that grow in this area are endemic to the strand. The community has low species diversity because so few plants can tolerate the harsh conditions of high winds, battering salt spray, and extreme high ...
A Flora is a book or other work which describes the plant species occurring in an area or time period, often with the aim of allowing identification. The term is usually capitalized to distinguish it from the use of "flora" to mean the plants rather than their descriptions. [1] Some classic and modern Floras are listed below.
The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California. University and Jepson Herbaria. Template documentation. This template is a Citation Style 1 wrapper template based on ...
This description comes from the 2nd edition Jepson Manual: Vascular Plants of California. [7]Diplacus douglasii is a diminutive annual herb that produces a magenta flower. . The overall stature of the plant is very small, varying in height from 0.3 – 4 centimeters t
Malacothamnus (bushmallow) is a genus of shrubs found throughout much of mainland California and on three of the Channel Islands. Outside of California, Malacothamnus is known from the northern half of Baja California and from a few disjunct locations in Arizona.