Curtis Clark, professor in the biological sciences department, is one of the contributing authors of “The Jepson Manual: Vascular Plants of California, Second Edition.” The first edition was published in 1993.
“The plan was to create a comprehensive manual for the identification of California plants, and I was asked to contribute information on those plants that are my specialty (including the California poppy),” Clark says. “Work on the second edition began soon thereafter, with the twin aims of reflecting new knowledge about the plants of California and new knowledge about the evolutionary relationships of plants.”
The book is currently being used for plant identification classes across California, including California flora (BOT 343) at Cal Poly Pomona.