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.

"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

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAuthors Contributing to The Jepson Manual, Second EditionIntroductionPhilosophyConventions Used in The Jepson Manual, Second EditionAbbreviations and SymbolsGlossaryGeographic Subdivisions of CaliforniaHierarchical Outline of Geographic SubdivisionsGeographic Subdivisions of California (map)Geologic, Climatic, and Vegetation History of CaliforniaKey to California Vascular Plant FamiliesTaxonomic TreatmentsLycophytesFernsGymnospermsNymphaealesMagnoliidsCeratophyllalesEudicotsMonocotsAppendix. Numerical Summary of Taxa Treated inThe Jepson Manual, Second EditionIndex

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.

"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

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAuthors Contributing to The Jepson Manual, Second EditionIntroductionPhilosophyConventions Used in The Jepson Manual, Second EditionAbbreviations and SymbolsGlossaryGeographic Subdivisions of CaliforniaHierarchical Outline of Geographic SubdivisionsGeographic Subdivisions of California (map)Geologic, Climatic, and Vegetation History of CaliforniaKey to California Vascular Plant FamiliesTaxonomic TreatmentsLycophytesFernsGymnospermsNymphaealesMagnoliidsCeratophyllalesEudicotsMonocotsAppendix. Numerical Summary of Taxa Treated inThe Jepson Manual, Second EditionIndex

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.

"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

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAuthors Contributing to The Jepson Manual, Second EditionIntroductionPhilosophyConventions Used in The Jepson Manual, Second EditionAbbreviations and SymbolsGlossaryGeographic Subdivisions of CaliforniaHierarchical Outline of Geographic SubdivisionsGeographic Subdivisions of California (map)Geologic, Climatic, and Vegetation History of CaliforniaKey to California Vascular Plant FamiliesTaxonomic TreatmentsLycophytesFernsGymnospermsNymphaealesMagnoliidsCeratophyllalesEudicotsMonocotsAppendix. Numerical Summary of Taxa Treated inThe Jepson Manual, Second EditionIndex