In the spirit of the avid desert botanist Willis Linn Jepson, The Jepson Desert Manual provides botanical enthusiasts of all backgrounds with the first comprehensive field guide focused exclusively on native and naturalized vascular plants of California's southeastern deserts. Based on The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, the Desert Manual incorporates new illustrations for more than two hundred desert taxa, revised keys to identification, updated distributional information, and 128 color photographs. This guide will allow easier identification of California's fascinating desert plants than would be possible in a manual with broader geographic coverage. As in The Jepson Manual, detailed descriptions and illustrations of plant characteristics are provided, along with information on native versus alien status, habitats, elevation, endangerment, toxicity, weed status, horticultural requirements, and flowering times. Introductory sections on the desert setting and vegetation offer the reader a broad context and new perspectives for appreciating the more than twenty five hundred plant species included in the Manual. For amateur and professional botanists alike, the Desert Manual will prove to be an invaluable companion in California's spectacular Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert, and southern Great Basin environments, including the White Mountains.

About the Author
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.

Reviews
"For serious wildflower enthusiasts, this is a must-have reference book." Desert Sun "A wonderful resource and indispensible reference for anyone working with the flora of western North America and beyond." -- Richard Felger, University of Arizona Herbarium Economic Botany "The book ... is an indispensable up-to-date treasure trove for academics and a flora to be envied by botanists from outside California." -- Ivan Hoste Plant Ecology and Evolution "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." -- Richard Felger, University of Arizona Herbarium Economic Botany "For serious wildflower enthusiasts, this is a must-have reference book." Desert Sun "Another milestone in Californian botanical literature." -- Marcel Rejmanek Plant Science Bulletin



Book Information
ISBN 9780520253124
Author Bruce G. Baldwin
Format Hardback
Page Count 1600
Imprint University of California Press
Publisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 2631g
Dimensions(mm) 273mm * 210mm * 61mm