The Jepson Desert Manual: Vascular Plants of Southeastern California First Edition

Much more user-friendly than the large Jepson. Great reference book for CA desert plants.

I received the book in a good amount of time. the condition was great! not bent out of shape all annoying like. just one crease on the cover but not even worth mentioning. lol the book has some colored pictures but very few. Must read it as a dictionary. You most likely will have to know the name of the plant in order to look it up.

This book is a Christmas gift for my husband, I heard him tell a friend that is what he wants more than anything, so I will let you know after the holiday. Merry Christmas from Millie Tutokey

By far the best plant guide for plants in the Mojave Desert!

I enjoyed this book very much it was very informative lots of pictures and was very helpful to me thanks

Jepson is the standard!

This book is the current authority of the vegetation growing in our southeastern deserts of California. As dichotomous keys go very straight forward. You will need to learn some terminology to use it effectively. I have a well worn California Flora by Munz however with the rapid advances in genetic studies, many of the plants have been placed into the wrong families and have since had their classifications change with our new knowledge. The Jepson manuel is now the leading authority on California Flora. It is a very big book however to lug around a hot humid desert in August after the monsoon rains. The smaller desert manuel much better and leave the larger book for the lab.

It is a complicated way to identify wildflowers and more suited to scholars as opposed to me, a true beginner.