[PCA] NEWS: California native-plant classic gets a 21st-century makeover
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Wed Feb 1 07:13:03 CST 2012
http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-01-california-native-plant-classic-21st-century-makeover.html
California native-plant classic gets a 21st-century makeover
January 31, 2012 By Cathy Cockrell
Thanks to new molecular-genetic tools and intensive field research,
scientists' understanding of the native flora of the Golden State -- one
of the world's hotspots of botanical diversity -- has grown exponentially
in the 18 years since publication of The Jepson Manual, the authoritative
reference on California botany. New native plants have been discovered,
evolutionary relationships redefined, additional species threatened or
endangered by development and climate change -- the list goes on.
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