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$10.00 (Free to Members) VOL. 40, NO. 1 AND VOL. 40, NO. 2 • JANUARY 2012 AND MAY 2012 FREMONTIA JOURNAL OF THE CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY THE NEW JEPSONJEPSON MANUALMANUAL THE FIRST FLORA OF CALIFORNIA NAMING OF THE GENUS SEQUOIA FENS:FENS: AA REMARKABLEREMARKABLE HABITATHABITAT AND OTHER ARTICLES VOL. 40, NO. 1 AND VOL. 40, NO. 2, JANUARY 2012 AND MAY 2012 FREMONTIA CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY CNPS, 2707 K Street, Suite 1; Sacramento, CA 95816-5130 FREMONTIA Phone: (916) 447-CNPS (2677) Fax: (916) 447-2727 Web site: www.cnps.org Email: [email protected] VOL. 40, NO. 1, JANUARY 2012 AND VOL. 40, NO. 2, MAY 2012 MEMBERSHIP Membership form located on inside back cover; Copyright © 2012 dues include subscriptions to Fremontia and the CNPS Bulletin California Native Plant Society Mariposa Lily . $1,500 Family or Group . $75 Bob Hass, Editor Benefactor . $600 International or Library . $75 Patron . $300 Individual . $45 Beth Hansen-Winter, Designer Plant Lover . $100 Student/Retired/Limited Income . $25 Brad Jenkins, Cynthia Powell, CORPORATE/ORGANIZATIONAL and Cynthia Roye, Proofreaders 10+ Employees . $2,500 4-6 Employees . $500 7-10 Employees . $1,000 1-3 Employees . $150 CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY STAFF – SACRAMENTO CHAPTER COUNCIL Executive Director: Dan Glusenkamp David Magney (Chair); Larry Levine Dedicated to the Preservation of Finance and Administration (Vice Chair); Marty Foltyn (Secretary) Manager: Cari Porter Alta Peak (Tulare): Joan Stewart the California Native Flora Membership and Development Bristlecone (Inyo-Mono): Coordinator: Stacey Flowerdew The California Native Plant Society Steve McLaughlin Conservation Program Director: (CNPS) is a statewide nonprofit organi- Channel Islands: David Magney zation dedicated to increasing the Greg Suba Rare Plant Botanist: Aaron Sims Dorothy King Young (Mendocino/ understanding and appreciation of Vegetation Program Director: Sonoma Coast): Nancy Morin California’s native plants, and to pre- Julie Evens East Bay: Bill Hunt serving them and their natural habitats Vegetation Ecologists: El Dorado: Sue Britting for future generations. Jennifer Buck-Diaz, Kendra Sikes Kern County: Dorie Giragosian CNPS carries out its mission through Education Program Director: Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mtns: science, conservation advocacy, educa- Josie Crawford Betsey Landis tion, and horticulture at the local, state, Administrative Asst: Marcy Millett Marin County: Carolyn Longstreth and federal levels. It monitors rare and Sales/Chapter Horticulture Milo Baker (Sonoma County): Lisa Giambastiani endangered plants and habitats; acts to Coordinator: Caroline Garland Mojave Desert: Tim Thomas save endangered areas through public- STAFF – AT LARGE Monterey Bay: Brian LeNeve ity, persuasion, and on occasion, legal Fremontia and CNPS Bulletin Editor: Mount Lassen: Catie Bishop action; provides expert testimony to Bob Hass Napa Valley: Gerald Tomboc government bodies; supports the estab- Legislative Consultant: North Coast: Larry Levine lishment of native plant preserves; spon- Vern Goehring North San Joaquin: Alan Miller East Bay Conservation Analyst: sors workdays to remove invasive plants; Orange County: Nancy Heuler Mack Casterman and offers a range of educational activi- Redbud (Grass Valley/Auburn): Development Consultant: ties including speaker programs, field Sandy McCoy Joan Jernegan trips, native plant sales, horticultural Website Coordinator: Mark Naftzger Riverside/San Bernardino: Katie workshops, and demonstration gardens. Barrows Since its founding in 1965, the tradi- PROGRAM ADVISORS Sacramento Valley: Glen Holstein tional strength of CNPS has been its Rare Plant Program Senior Advisor: San Diego: David Varner dedicated volunteers. CNPS activities Jim Andre San Gabriel Mountains: Orchid Black Vegetation Program Senior Advisor: San Luis Obispo: Kristie Haydu are organized at the local chapter level Todd Keeler-Wolf where members’ varied interests influ- Sanhedrin (Ukiah): Geri Hulse- Horticulture Program Chair: Stephens ence what is done. Volunteers from the Laura Camp Santa Clara Valley: Judy Fenerty 33 CNPS chapters annually contribute CNPS Press Director: Nancy Morin Santa Cruz County: Deanna Giuliano in excess of 97,000 hours (equivalent Poster Program: Bertha McKinley, Sequoia (Fresno): Paul Mitchell to 46.5 full-time employees). Wilma Follett Shasta: Ken Kilborn CNPS membership is open to all. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sierra Foothills (Tuolome/Calaveras/ Members receive the journal Fremontia Brett Hall (President); David Bigham Mariposa): Robert Brown three times a year, the quarterly state- (Vice President); Laura Camp (Secre- South Coast (Palos Verdes): wide CNPS Bulletin, and newsletters tary); Nancy Morin (Treasurer); At- David Berman from their local CNPS chapter. Large: Bill Hunt, Brian LeNeve, Vince Tahoe: Michael Hogan Scheidt, Alison Shilling, David Willis L. Jepson (Solano): Varner, Steve Windhager; Chapter Mary Frances Kelly-Poh Disclaimer: Council Representatives: Orchid Yerba Buena (San Francisco): The views expressed by authors published Black, Steve Hartman Ellen Edelson in this journal do not necessarily reflect established policy or procedure of CNPS, MATERIALS FOR PUBLICATION and their publication in this journal should CNPS members and others are welcome to contribute materials for publication not be interpreted as an organizational in Fremontia. See the inside back cover for submission instructions. endorsement—in part or in whole—of their Staff and board listings are as of February 2013. ideas, statements, or opinions. Printed by Premier Graphics: www.premiergraphics.biz FREMONTIA VOL. 40, NO. 1 AND VOL. 40, NO. 2, JANUARY 2012 AND MAY 2012 ISSUE DATE: JANUARY 2012 AND MAY 2012. PUBLICATION DATE: FEBRUARY 2013 CONTENTS THE NEW JEPSON MANUAL AND ACCOMPANYING RESOURCES OF THE JEPSON FLORA PROJECT by Bruce G. Baldwin and Staci Markos ........................................................................................ 2 The Jepson Manual has been revised and thoroughly updated. The second edition is greatly changed and the Jepson Herbarium is building resources to help with the transition. TWO CHAMPIONS OF CALIFORNIA BOTANY: THE CALIFORNIA BOTANICAL SOCIETY AND THE CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY by Michael C. Vasey, V. Thomas Parker, and Staci Markos ................................................................................................................................................... 7 The California Botanical Society, currently celebrating its centennial, and the California Native Plant Society today share a common goal of better understanding and protecting the state’s native flora. THE FIRST FLORA OF CALIFORNIA AND THE SERENO WATSON, WILLIAM BREWER, AND ASA GRAY COLLABORATION by Liam H. Davis .................................................................................. 11 The two collated volumes of the first California Flora were produced in 1876 and 1880. It is a remarkable story involving many passionately curious botanists. HOW THE BRODIAEAS GOT THEIR NAME by Robert E. Preston ...................................................... 16 Did a botanical rivalry lead a British botanist to compromise his personal integrity and leave a legacy of over 200 years of nomenclatural confusion? ENDLICHER’S SEQUENCE: THE NAMING OF THE GENUS SEQUOIA by Gary D. Lowe ............ 25 Where did the name for the genus Sequoia come from? While commonly linked to the name of the Cherokee man, Sequoyah, evidence from Endlicher’s writings convincingly indicates it is derived from the Latin for sequence. FENS: A REMARKABLE HABITAT IN THE SIERRA NEVADA by Deborah Stout............................... 36 In the Sierra Nevada, a combination of geology, Mediterranean climate, and time has produced fen peatlands, a rich and unique wetland community. CNPS staff share their most recent findings. CONSTRUCTING ALL-YEAR FLORISTIC KEYS FOR SMALL AREAS by Christine M. Rodrigue ...... 41 Identifying plant species outside of flowering season is challenging when floristic keys use flowers early in the identification process. Keys for small areas can be redesigned so they don’t depend on flowers. THE FLORA OF NORTH AMERICA by Nancy Morin ............................................................................. 47 Many California botanists are part of the 900+ team of specialists working on the Flora of North America, an important source of information about California plants and their relatives in a world-wide context. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE EARTH INVITES CNPS PARTICIPATION by Michael Hogan .......... 49 An exciting new online resource, the Encyclopedia of Earth, offers botanists, ecologists, and others a streamlined way of posting the latest scientific information and linking it together for easy, in-depth investigation. NEW CNPS FELLOW: JIM BISHOP ............................................................................................53 MYRTLE WOLF: 1913–2012 .....................................................................................................54 BOOK REVIEWS ........................................................................................................................56 THE COVER: Towering coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) along the James Irvine Trail in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Humboldt County, CA. Photograph by Spencer Dykstra, www.spencerdykstraphotography.zenfolio.com. VOL. 40, NO. 1 AND VOL. 40, NO. 2, JANUARY 2012 AND MAY 2012 FREMONTIA 1 THE NEW JEPSON MANUAL AND ACCOMPANYING RESOURCES OF THE JEPSON FLORA PROJECT