The California Botanical Society was founded by
Willis Linn Jepson in 1913, since when it has advanced the knowledge of botanical sciences in the
Western United States
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As American settlement i ...
Services
The society services are: the journal ''Madroño'', published since 1916; annual banquets in various California locations along with educational lectures; research support on green plants of
Baja California
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, (enabled by the
Annetta Carter Memorial Fund); graduate student support (together with the annual banquet); and community discussions with professional botanists.
Journal
''Madroño'' is the quarterly peer-reviewed
scientific journal
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of the Society. It was established in 1916 and focuses on
botany
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in the western part of North America. Articles are published in English or Spanish.
The current editor is
Matt Ritter (
California Polytechnic State University
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).
See also
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University and Jepson Herbaria
* Cneoridium dumosum (Nuttall) Hooker F. Collected March 26, 1960, at an Elevation of about 1450 Meters on Cerro Quemazón, 15 Miles South of Bahía de Los Angeles, Baja California, México, Apparently for a Southeastward Range Extension of Some 140 Miles, ''Cneoridium dumosum'' (Nuttall) Hooker F. Collected March 26, 1960, at an Elevation of about 1450 Meters on Cerro Quemazón, 15 Miles South of Bahía de Los Angeles, Baja California, México, Apparently for a Southeastward Range Extension of Some 140 Miles
References
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1913 establishments in California
Botanical societies
Environmental organizations based in California
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