{"product_id":"the-jepson-desert-manual-vascular-plants-of-southeastern-california-9780520227750","title":"The Jepson Desert Manual: Vascular Plants of Southeastern California","description":"In the spirit of the avid desert botanist Willis Linn Jepson, \u003ci\u003eThe Jepson Desert Manual \u003c\/i\u003eprovides 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eDesert Manual \u003c\/i\u003eincorporates 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs in \u003ci\u003eThe Jepson Manual, \u003c\/i\u003edetailed 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 \u003ci\u003eManual. \u003c\/i\u003eFor amateur and professional botanists alike, the \u003ci\u003eDesert Manual \u003c\/i\u003ewill prove to be an invaluable companion in California's spectacular Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert, and southern Great Basin environments, including the White Mountains.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce G. Baldwin \u003c\/b\u003eis Curator of the Jepson Herbarium and Associate Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. \u003cb\u003eSteve Boyd \u003c\/b\u003eis Curator of the Herbarium, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. \u003cb\u003eBarbara J. Ertter \u003c\/b\u003eis Administrative Curator and Curator of Western North American Flora, University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley. \u003cb\u003eRobert W. Patterson \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Biology at San Francisco State University. \u003cb\u003eThomas J. Rosatti \u003c\/b\u003eis Museum Scientist at the University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley. \u003cb\u003eDieter H. Wilken \u003c\/b\u003eis Vice-President, Programs and Collections at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. \u003cb\u003eMargriet Wetherwax \u003c\/b\u003eis a Museum Scientist at the Jepson Herbarium.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523669365010,"sku":"9780520227750","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_408010d3-bbc6-458d-a943-8d679c3bacae.jpg?v=1731160506","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-jepson-desert-manual-vascular-plants-of-southeastern-california-9780520227750","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}