The following website describes a classification of vegetation developed by the California Native Plant Society (CNPS). It is a digital version of the book A Manual of California Vegetation published through the Society. A Manual of California Vegetation (MCV) is out of print. The information in this website encompasses virtually all of the information in the book with the exception of the literature citations. The book also has the advantage of higher resolution color photography than is possible through the web. Since the publication of the book in late 1995 a number of agencies and organizations have adopted the MCV classification. These include the California Department of Fish and Game, US. Forest Service, the National Park Service, the Nature Conservancy, and the US Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division. The classification developed in the Manual of California Vegetation is being refined and amended. Currently, major quantitative revisions are being developed for large portions of the California deserts and refinement is on-going on U.S. Forest Service lands and National Park Service lands. Through a joint effort of the CNPS and several state and federal agencies new information on disturbance regimes and successional states of vegetation is being developed for each vegetation description. ... [Information of the supplier]
There are four major divisions of this website: a) Our Master List of Southern California Taxa; b) Comments on the "Jepson Manual" and "A Flora of Southern California" by Munz; c) Analysis Pages; d) General Information. Fundamentally, our Master List gives a record of where we and others have found each and every taxa found in Southern California. We began some years ago to compile information on California Plant Pictures and Databases, California Oaks, and pages reporting Plants Blooming Now in Southern California. This section primarily contains links to other pages giving that information, with the links in California Plant Pictures and Databases sorted in order of the number of California species at each link. ... [Information of the supplier]
The mission of the Oregon Flora Project is to serve as a comprehensive resource for the vascular plants of Oregon that grow without cultivation, and to foster effective use of this knowledge by all citizens. [Information of the supplier]
This collection consists of nearly 600 views of plants commonly found in Western Washington. The views are not diagnostic in that one would rarely be able to determine technical features such as the numbers of stamens. However, most provide "aspect" level identification such that in most cases, a person with a little training could identify the plant illustrated to species. Considerable ecological information is also provided. One can search for species within a plant family, species with the same wetland indicator value, species found in particular locations, or species not native to the state. This collection was designed as an aid to student learning and helps to augment laboratory and field trips in Botany 455 at the University of Washington. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Wieslander Vegetation Type Map (VTM) collection is a dataset compiled in the 1920s and 30s, consisting of photos, species inventories, plot maps, and vegetation maps covering most of California. The data provide a snapshot of the state''s vegetation in the early 20th century, making the collection an invaluable resource for examining changes in land cover and use, or habitat restoration. The goal of the current VTM Project, a collaboration between groups at U.C. Berkeley and U.C. Davis, is to digitize the dataset for preservation and distribution. ... [Information of the supplier]
