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THE JEPSON GLOBE a Newsletter from the Friends of the Jepson Herbarium THE JEPSON GLOBE A Newsletter from the Friends of The Jepson Herbarium VOLUME 21 NUMBERS 2 & 3, Fall 2011 Beginning in 2012, The Globe will be published twice a year. Director’s Column: The Seed Plant Tree of Life: Herbaria Data Go Mainstream An Update By Brent D. Mishler By Anna Larsen, Outreach and Education Specialist for the Gymnosperm Tree of The University and Jepson Herbaria Life Project (UC/JEPS) has long been a leader in the nationwide effort to make data from Gymnosperms are an ecologically herbarium specimens available online, and evolutionarily diverse group of an effort that is rapidly gathering steam about a thousand species of plants that here and globally. The increased atten- bear seeds but, unlike flowering plants (angiosperms), they do not produce tion being paid to collections digitiza- flowers or fruits. Gymnosperms thrive tion across the United States and around in some of the world’s most physiologi- the world stems from several related cally stressful environments: alpine crises impacting natural biodiversity. and subalpine zones, swamps, deserts, Habitat loss through development, and boreal forests. To Californians, the pollution of the environment, and temperate conifers like pines and red- human-caused climate change have woods are familiar gymnosperms but all greatly impacted native plants and Wonderful News! these trees represent only a small frac- animals. To conserve biodiversity in The Jepson Manual, Second Edition tion of gymnosperm diversity. There a rapidly changing environment, it is is at the printer and will be published are many other gymnosperm groups. ever more essential to know the precise this winter! It reflects major improve- There are tropical conifers with fleshy makeup of taxonomic groups (includ- ments to plant taxonomy from phyloge- cones that are dispersed by birds and ing internal variation) and their past netic studies and includes treatments of bats. There are about 300 species of and current geographic ranges. Tools newly described or discovered taxa and insect-pollinated cycads, many of which for ready identification, understanding recently introduced plants. Nearly two- are threatened or endangered. Ginkgo variation within and among species, and thirds of the 7,600 species, subspecies, biloba is a familiar street tree, but is also mapping predicted distribution changes and varieties described are illustrated. the lone representative of an ancient lin- are needed more than ever. National ef- Geographic distributions, elevation eage now known in the wild only from forts such as the US Virtual Herbarium ranges, flowering times, nomenclature, plants growing near ancient Buddhist (http://www.usvirtualherbarium.org/), and the status of non-natives and native monasteries in China. The gnetophytes and international efforts such as GBIF taxa of special concern have been updat- are a particularly odd branch of the gymnosperm tree, which comprises (http://www.gbif.org/), depend on local ed throughout. The Second Edition also initiatives to generate and curate high- allows for identification of 240 alien (Continued on page 5.) quality data. taxa that are not fully naturalized but sometimes encountered. A new chapter ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Digitization efforts at UC/JEPS Field Work in Tierra del Fuego began with the SMASCH project that on geologic, climatic, and vegetation history of California is also featured. Graduate Student News had its roots back in the 1980s. Virtually Pre-orders (at a 20% discount) can be Archive News all the California specimen records of made via the UC Press web site. We vascular plants in UC/JEPS were digi- In Memory of Isabelle Tavares thank all of the Friends of the Jepson Visitors From Iraq tized in the 1990’s, supported by an NSF Herbarium for their loyal support dur- Workshop Year In Review (Continued on page 4.) ing this project! 1 GRAD STUDENT NEWS Ben Carter, a graduate student in the comprised of species that are morpho- Mishler lab, has been awarded a pres- logically indistinguishable from other tigious Doctoral Dissertation Improve- species (i.e., “cryptic species”). Efforts ment Grant (DDIG) from the National to preserve and protect global diversity Science Foundation. His study, Niche rely on an understanding of how and differentiation among cryptic moss spe- why these cryptic species evolve and cies, is just part of his dissertation work coexist. that focuses on the molecular systemat- Additionally, most bryological ics, taxonomy, biogeography, and ecol- studies are focused on deep clades and ogy of the moss genus Scleropodium. there are only very limited examples Ben’s study will examine a pair of of studies like Ben’s that incorporate sympatric, cryptic moss species in the fine scale phylogenetic and ecological genus Scleropodium that are hypoth- data to understand recent and ongoing esized to occupy different niches along evolution and diversification. a strong ecological gradient (terrestrial- Ben’s interest in mosses is in part aquatic). To test whether habitat par- based on his belief that people’s envi- titioning is taking place, Ben’s work ronmental awareness and connection will include field collections in an area to conservation is in part facilitated by of known sympatry, sequencing of scientific research conducted in their molecular markers, and collection of own backyards. Because mosses are ecological data. common throughout local regional wild Ben Carter on Santa Catalina Island, Learning more about cryptic spe- lands, they can be a powerful tool for collecting Didymodon tophaceous and cies is important because a substantial scientists to engage students and the other mosses. Photo by Linda Farley fraction of the world’s biodiversity is public. NEWS FROM THE ARCHIVES The archives of the University and highlights how using the field books can When we realized this, it explained the Jepson Herbaria preserve and make often help archivists connect seemingly French binoculars in our Jepson ar- accessible information related to the unrelated events. chives—the Chevalier Opticien model Herbaria and the history of botany at In the Jepson Herbarium, there used by French soldiers during World UC Berkeley. The archives uniquely is odd specimen of a single plant, an War I, rumored to resemble those used complement the specimens held in Azolla (Mosquito Fern) collected by at the infamous Battle of the Little the University and Jepson Herbaria Willis Jepson in Barstow, California, on Bighorn. Jepson birded with these in and contain a wealth of materials. January 17, 1916 (Jep. No. 304, which Barstow. The archives are managed by Amy was not to be identified to species until Kasameyer, Archivist, and Richard G. 2006!). We wondered why on earth Beidleman, ecologist, author, and vol- Jepson would collect just one plant in unteer archivist. In this and future Globe the desert in the middle of winter. The issues, we’ll be bringing you stories that answer was found in his field books have been discovered in the collection. (Volumes 31 and 32). One of our most diverse collections That winter, Jepson was on leave are historical field books from over 60 at the Waterman Ranch, hostessed by botanists. The field books are a valuable former Governor Waterman’s daughter, resource to botanists revisiting histori- Abby (which might explain, in part, cal collections or verifying a collection why Volume 2 of his Flora of Califor- record. nia was dedicated to her); and actually There are countless examples of discovered that with no flowers to speak ways that field books have been used of (and hence only a single collection to provide more information about a of a fern during this trip), The Botany specimen. The following is one that Man essentially decided to watch birds! 2 The Importance of Planned Giving Rimo Bacigalupi Helen-Mar Beard Mary Bowerman Production of the second edition of The Jepson Manual ment revenue is especially critical to the Jepson Herbarium, was made possible in part due to the foresight of Rimo Baci- where it is a major component of the annual budget and can galupi, Helen-Mar Beard, Mary L. Bowerman, Lawrence R. provide funding for projects that cannot be fully supported Heckard, Willis Linn Jepson, and Robert Ornduff, whom, with external funds. with estate gifts, established endowment funds that benefit A planned gift may enable you, too, to make a more the Jepson Herbarium. significant contribution than you thought possible while These visionaries knew the impact of planned gifts; they at the same time allowing you to achieve your financial, can ensure that the work that is important to the donor is con- philanthropic, and estate planning goals. tinued in perpetuity. With their gifts, Bacigalupi, Bowerman, If you would like to discuss these possibilities, please Heckard, Jepson, and Ornduff have all continued to support contact Staci Markos ([email protected] or 510-643- California floristics, a field they were deeply dedicated to. 7008) or the Office of Gift Planning ([email protected] With no support from the State of California, endow- or 510-642-6300). Larry Heckard Willis Linn Jepson Robert Ornduff Photo credits: Staci Markos (Bowerman), Jepson Herbarium archives (Bacigalupi, Beard, Heckard, Jepson, Ornduff) We are halfway to our goal of purchasing a full class set of Leica EZ4 zoom microscopes and their carrying cases. We are looking forward to using these amazing new tools in our 2012 workshops. Many, many thanks to our latest donors: Anonymous Karen Markos Frank Ellis Wendy McClure Mary Ann Hannon Tom Schweich Alan Kaplan Yulan Tong Donald Lepley Desi & Karen Zamudio 3 (Director’s Column, cont. from page 1.) consortium whose goal is to digitize learning and developing techniques that grant, yet many specimens remained to bryophyte and lichen collections across I hope to apply next in California when be digitized at other institutions across the nation. This project will digitize we are ready. I will report my results in the state and a portal was needed to al- the label information for about 2.3 a future column.
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