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Index to Names of Genera in A Flora of California
         
    This is the list of genera and families in the index to scientific names appearing in A Flora of California, Jepson's never-completed magnum opus. This index is the result of volunteer work by Tim Kask of the Herbaria. The entire list (> 1.6 MB), which includes about 12,000 names, is here.

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Abies
Abronia
Abutilon
Acacia
Acaena
Acalypha
Acanthogonum
Acanthomintha
Acanthoscyphus
Aceraceae
Acer
Acerates
Achlys
Achyrodes
Achyronychia
Acleisanthes
Acmispon
Aconitum
Acrolasia
Actaea
Acutae
Adelia
Adenostoma
Adolphia
Aegochloa
Aesculus
Agastache
Agave
Agianthus
Agrimonia
Agropyron
Agrostemma
Agrostideae
Agrostis
Ailanthus
Aira
Aizoaceae
Alchemilla
Alhagi
Aliciella
Alisma
Alismaceae
Allenrolfea
Allionia
Allium
Allocarya
Allocaryastrum
Allotropa
Alnus
Alnusoblongifolia
Alopecurus
Alsinanthemum
Alsinastrum
Alsine
Alsinella
Alternanthera
Althaea
Alyssum
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus
Amarella
Amaryllidaceae
Amblogyne
Amelanchier
Ammannia
Ammi
Ammobroma
Ammophila
Ammoselinum
Amorpha
Amsinckia
Amsonia
Amygdalus
Anacardiaceae
Anacharis
Anagallis
Anantherix
Andromeda
Andropogon
Andropogoneae
Androsace
Androstephium
Anemia
Anemone
Anemopsis
Anethum
Angelica
Anisolotus
Anneslia
Anogra
Anomalae
Anthericum
Anthochloa
Anthomeles
Anthoxanthum
Anthriscus
Anulocaulis
Aphanes
Aphanisma
Apiastrum
Apium
Apocynaceae
Apocynum
Aquilegia
Arabidopsis
Arabis
Araceae
Aragallus
Aralia
Araliaceae
Arbutus
Arceuthobium
Arctomecon
Arctostaphylos
Arenaria
Argemone
Argentina
Argythamnia
Aristida
Aristolochia
Aristolochiaceae
Armeria
Aronia
Arracacia
Arrhenatherum
Aruncus
Arundo
Asagraea
Asarum
Asclepiadaceae
Asclepias
Asclepiodora
Asparagus
Asperella
Astephanus
Astragalus
Ataenia
Atheropogon
Athrochlaenae
Athysantis
Athysanus
Atratae
Atriplex
Atropa
Atropis
Audibertia
Audibertiella
Aulospermum
Avena
Ayenia
Azalea
Balardia
Banalia
Barbarea
Bartonia
Basilima
Batidaceae
Batis
Batrachium
Batschia
Beckmannia
Beckwithia
Berberidaceae
Berberis
Bergerocactus
Bergia
Bermudiana
Bernardia
Berula
Bessera
Beta
Betula
Betulaceae
Bicolores
Bikukulla
Biscutella
Bistorta
Blitum
Bloomeria
Boerhaavia
Boisduvalia
Bolandra
Boraginaceae
Bossekia
Bouteloua
Bowlesia
Boykinia
Brachyphragma
Brandegea
Brasenia
Brassica
Braya
Brevoortia
Breweria
Brewerina
Briza
Brodiaea
Bromus
Brunella
Bryanthus
Buddleia
Bulliarda
Bunias
Bursa
Bursera
Burseraceae
Buxaceae
Buxus
Cactaceae
Cactus
Cakile
Calamagrostis
Calamintha
Calandrinia
Calliandra
Calligonum
Calliprora
Callirhoe
Callisteris
Callitrichaceae
Callitriche
Calochortus
Calothyrsus
Caltha
Calycanthaceae
Calycanthus
Calypso
Calyptridium
Calystegia
Camassia
Camelina
Canbya
Canescentes
Canotia
Cantua
Capitatae
Capnodes
Capnoides
Capnorchis
Capnorea
Capparidaceae
Capriola
Capsella
Cardamine
Carex
Carnegiea
Carpenteria
Cartiera
Carum
Caryophyllaceae
Cassia
Cassiope
Castanopsis
Cathartolinum
Caucalis
Caulanthus
Caulinia
Ceanothus
Cedronella
Celastraceae
Centaurium
Centrostegia
Centunculus
Cephalanthera
Cephalanthus
Cerastium
Cerasus
Ceratochloa
Ceratophyllaceae
Ceratophyllum
Cercidium
Cercis
Cercocarpus
Cereidium
Cereis
Cereocarpus
Cereus
Chaerophyllum
Chaetochloa
Chamaebatia
Chamaebatiaria
Chamaecyparis
Chamaenerion
Chamaesyce
Cheiranthus
Cheirinia
Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodina
Chenopodium
Chimaphila
Chlorideae
Chloripetalae
Chloris
Chlorogalum
Chondrophylla
Chondrosium
Choripetalae
Chorizanthe
Chryseis
Chrysosplenium
Chrysostoma
Chylismia
Cicendia
Cicuta
Cinna
Circaea
Cistaceae
Cladium
Cladorhiza
Cladothrix
Clarkia
Claytonia
Clematis
Cleome
Cleomella
Clinopodium
Clintonia
Clistoyucca
Clypeola
Cneoridium
Cochlearia
Coelopleurum
Cogswellia
Coldenia
Coleogeton
Coleogyne
Collomia
Colubrina
Comandra
Comarostaphylis
Comarum
Commelina
Conanthus
Condalia
Congdonia
Conioselinum
Conium
Conringia
Convallaria
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus
Corallorhiza
Coriandrum
Cornaceae
Cornucopiae
Cornus
Coronopus
Corydalis
Corylaceae
Corylus
Coryphantha
Cotyledon
Covillea
Cowania
Crantzia
Crassulaceae
Crassula
Crataegus
Creolobus
Cressa
Crocanthemum
Crossosoma
Crossosomataceae
Crossostigma
Croton
Crucianella
Cruciferae
Crunocallis
Crypsis
Cryptantha
Cryptocarpae
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita
Cupressaceae
Cupressus
Cuscuta
Cycladenia
Cyclobothra
Cymopterus
Cynodon
Cynoglossum
Cynomarathrum
Cynosurus
Cyperaceae
Cyperus
Cypripedium
Cypselea
Cystium
Cytherea
Cytisus
Dactylis
Dalea
Damasonium
Danthonia
Darlingtonia
Darwinia
Dasiphora
Dasylirion
Dasystephana
Datisca
Datiseaceae
Datisea
Datura
Daucus
Debiles
Delphinium
Dendromecon
Dentaria
Deschampsia
Descurainia
Deweya
Deweyanae
Dicentra
Dichanthelium
Dichelostemma
Dichondra
Diclytra
Dielytra
Digitaria
Digitatae
Dinebra
Diodella
Diodia
Diotis
Diplotaxis
Dipterostemon
Dirca
Direa
Disella
Disporum
Dissanthelium
Distichlis
Ditaxis
Dithyraea
Divisae
Dodecatheon
Dondia
Draba
Dracocephalum
Dracontium
Draperia
Droseraceae
Drosera
Drudeophytum
Drymocallis
Dudleya
Eatonia
Echeveria
Echidiocarya
Echinocactus
Echinocereus
Echinochloa
Echinocystis
Echinodorus
Echinoglochin
Echinopepon
Echinospermum
Edwinia
Eichhornia
Elaeagnaceae
Elaphrium
Elaterium
Elatinaceae
Elatine
Eleocharis
Eleusine
Ellisia
Elodea
Elymus
Elytrospermum
Emmenanthe
Empetraceae
Empetrum
Emplectocladus
Ephedra
Epicampes
Epilobium
Epimedium
Epipactis
Eragrostis
Eremalche
Eremocarpus
Eremocarya
Eremochloa
Eremolithia
Eriastrum
Ericaceae
Eriocoma
Eriodictyon
Eriogonum
Eriogynia
Eriophorum
Eritrichium
Erodium
Ervum
Eryngium
Erysimum
Erythraea
Erythrocoma
Erythronium
Eschscholzia
Euarenaria
Eucharidium
Euclisia
Eucnide
Eucrypta
Eueriogonum
Eufestuca
Euklisia
Eulobus
Eulophus
Euonymus
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia
Euploca
Eupotentilla
Euranunculus
Eurotia
Euryptera
Eustoma
Eutoca
Extensae
Fagaceae
Fagonia
Fallugia
Fendlerella
Fenzlia
Ferocactus
Ferula
Festuca
Feuilleea
Filifoliae
Fimbristylis
Firmiculmes
Floerkea
Floerkia
Foeniculum
Foetidae
Forestiera
Forsellesia
Fouquieriaceae
Fouquieria
Fragaria
Frankeniaceae
Frankenia
Frasera
Fraxinus
Fremontia
Fremontodendron
Frigidae
Fritillaria
Fumariaceae
Fumaria
Funastrum
Galium
Ganysma
Garryaceae
Garrya
Gastridium
Gaultheria
Gaura
Gayophytum
Gentianaceae
Gentiana
Geraniaceae
Geranium
Geum
Gilia
Glaux
Glechoma
Glehnia
Glinus
Glossopetalon
Glyceria
Glycosma
Glycyrrhiza
Glyptocaryopsis
Gnetaceae
Godetia
Gomphocarpus
Gonolobus
Goodyera
Gormania
Greeneocharis
Grossularia
Gruvella
Guillenia
Gymnadenia
Gymnosteris
Gymnostichum
Gyrostachys
Gyrostachysporrifolia
Habenaria
Hackelia
Halerpestes
Halimium
Halimolobos
Halimolobus
Halliophytum
Halorageae
Halostachys
Hamosa
Harpagonella
Hasseanthus
Hastingsia
Hedeoma
Hedeomoides
Helianthemum
Heliotropium
Helleborine
Helonias
Hemicarpha
Hemisphaerocarya
Hemitomes
Hendecandra
Heracleum
Hermidium
Herniaria
Hesperalcea
Hesperastragalus
Hesperis
Hesperocallis
Hesperochiron
Hesperochloa
Hesperocnide
Hesperolinon
Hesperomecon
Hesperonia
Hesperonix
Hesperoscordium
Hesperoscordum
Hesperoxalis
Hesperoyucca
Heteranthera
Heterisia
Heterodraba
Heterogaura
Heteromeles
Heuchera
Hibiscus
Hierochloe
Hierochlo
Hilaria
Hippocastanum
Hippuris
Hirschfeldia
Hirtae
Hoffmanseggia
Hoita
Hoitzia
Holacantha
Holcus
Hollisteria
Holodiscus
Holostigma
Homalobus
Homalocenchrus
Hookera
Hookeria
Hordeae
Hordeum
Horkelia
Horkeliella
Horsfordia
Hosackia
Hugelia
Hutchinsia
Hydastylus
Hydrocharitaceae
Hydrocotyle
Hydrophyllaceae
Hydrophyllum
Hymenophysa
Hypericaceae
Hypericum
Hypopitys
Hyptis
Hyssopus
Hystrix
Ibidium
Idahoa
Imperata
Inflatae
Ionopsidium
Ipomeria
Ipomoea
Ipomopsis
Iridaceae
Iris
Isatis
Ischaemum
Isnardia
Isolepis
Isomeris
Isopyrum
Ivesia
Jamesia
Jepsonia
Johnstonella
Juglandaceae
Juglans
Juncaceae
Juncaginaceae
Juncoides
Juncus
Juniperus
Jussieua
Kalistroemia
Kallstroemia
Kalmia
Kelloggia
Kentrophyta
Kochia
Koeberliniaceae
Koeleria
Koelloia
Koniga
Krameriaceae
Krameria
Krynitzkia
Kumlienia
Kunzia
Labiatae
Lachnostoma
Lagurus
Lamarckia
Lamium
Langloisia
Laothoe
Lappula
Larrea
Lathyrus
Lauraceae
Laurocerasus
Lavatera
Lavauxia
Laxiflorae
Ledum
Leersia
Leguminosae
Lemmonia
Lemnaceae
Lemna
Lennoaceae
Leontice
Lepargyraea
Lepechinia
Lepidium
Lepigonum
Leptarrhena
Leptaxis
Leptochloa
Leptodactylon
Leptosiphon
Leptotaenia
Lepturus
Lesquerella
Leucocrinum
Leucothoe
Lewisia
Libocedrus
Ligusticum
Lilacopsis
Lilaea
Lilaeopsis
Lilium
Lilliaceae
Limnanthaceae
Limnanthes
Limnia
Limnorchis
Limonium
Linaceae
Linanthusgraciosus
Linanthus
Linum
Lippia
Listera
Lithophragma
Lithospermum
Loasaceae
Loasella
Lobularia
Loeflingia
Loeselia
Loganiaceae
Lolium
Lomatium
Lopanthus
Lophochlaena
Lophotocarpus
Loranthaceae
Lotodes
Lotus
Ludwigia
Luetkea
Lupinaster
Lupinus
Luzula
Lychnis
Lycium
Lycopsis
Lycopus
Lyonothamnus
Lyrocarpa
Lysichiton
Lysimachia
Lythraceae
Lythrum
Machaerocarpus
Macrocalyx
Macropodium
Macroscapa
Madronella
Mahonia
Maianthemum
Malacothamnus
Malosma
Malus
Malvaceae
Malva
Malvastrum
Malveopsis
Mammillaria
Marah
Marica
Marilaunidium
Marrubium
Matthiola
Meadia
Meconella
Meconopsis
Medicago
Megarrhiza
Melanobatus
Melica
Melilotus
Melissa
Mengea
Menodora
Mentha
Mentzelia
Menyanthes
Menziesia
Merathrepta
Mercurialis
Merimea
Mertensia
Mesembryanthemum
Mesoreanthus
Mespilus
Micrampelis
Micranthes
Microcala
Micromeria
Microsemia
Microsteris
Milium
Miltitzia
Mirabilis
Mitella
Mitellastra
Mitophyllum
Modiola
Moehringia
Mollugo
Moluccella
Monanthochloe
Monarda
Monardella
Monerma
Moneses
Monolepis
Monotropa
Montanae
Montia
Montolivaea
Mucronea
Muhlenbergia
Muhlenbergianae
Muilla
Multiflorae
Myosotis
Myosurus
Myricaceae
Myrica
Myriophyllum
Myrrhis
Naiadaceae
Naias
Nama
Narthecium
Nasturtium
Naumburgia
Navarretia
Negundo
Neillia
Nemacaulis
Nemophila
Neoschroetera
Neostapfia
Neostyphonia
Neowashingtonia
Nepeta
Newberrya
Nicotiana
Nitrophila
Nolina
Norta
Notholcus
Nothoscordum
Nuphar
Nuttallia
Nyctaginaceae
Nyctelea
Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaea
Obione
Odontostomum
Odostemon
Oenanthe
Oenothera
Oleaceae
Oligomeris
Olneya
Olsynium
Onagraceae
Ophrys
Opsianthes
Opuntia
Orchiastrum
Orchidaceae
Orcuttia
Oregonium
Oreobroma
Oreocallis
Oreocarya
Oreonana
Ornithogalum
Orogenia
Oryctes
Oryzopsis
Osmaronia
Osmorhiza
Osmorrhiza
Ourisia
Ovales
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis
Oxybaphus
Oxygraphis
Oxypolis
Oxyria
Oxystylis
Oxytheca
Oxytropis
Ozomelis
Pachylophus
Pachypodium
Pachystima
Padus
Paeonia
Palmaceae
Paniceae
Panicoideae
Panicularia
Paniculatae
Panicum
Papaveraceae
Papaver
Parietaria
Parkinsonia
Parmena
Parnassia
Paronychia
Parosela
Parrya
Pasania
Paspalum
Pastinaca
Pectiantia
Pectocarya
Pediomelum
Pelargonium
Peltiphyllum
Pennisetum
Pentacaena
Peplis
Peramium
Peraphyllum
Peritoma
Perizoma
Persicaria
Petalonyx
Petrophyton
Petrophytum
Petunia
Peucedanum
Phaca
Phacelia
Phacomene
Phaeostoma
Phalangium
Phalarideae
Phalaris
Phellopterus
Phellosperma
Philadelphus
Philibertella
Philibertia
Phleum
Phlox
Phoenicaulis
Pholisma
Pholistoma
Phoradendron
Photinia
Phragmites
Phyla
Phyllodoce
Phyllogonum
Phyllospadix
Phymosia
Physocarpae
Physocarpus
Physolepidion
Phytolaccaceae
Phytolacca
Piaropus
Picea
Pickeringia
Pilocereus
Pimpinella
Pinaceae
Pinus
Piperia
Piptocalyx
Pirus
Piscaria
Pitavia
Pityopus
Plagiobothrys
Planodes
Platanaceae
Platanthera
Platanus
Platyspermum
Platystemon
Platystigma
Pleiocardia
Pleuraphis
Pleuricospora
Pleurophragma
Pleuropogon
Plumbaginaceae
Pneumonanthe
Poacoideae
Poa
Podistera
Podosaemum
Podosciadium
Podostemma
Pogogyne
Poinsettia
Polanisia
Polemoniaceae
Polemoniella
Polemonium
Polyanthrix
Polycarpon
Polyctenium
Polygalaceae
Polygala
Polygonaceae
Polygonum
Polypogon
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Populus
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Portulaca
Potamogeton
Potentilla
Poteridium
Poterium
Primula
Prosartes
Prosopis
Prunus
Pseudo-Cypereae
Pseudotsuga
Psoralea
Psorodendron
Psorothamnus
Ptelea
Pterospora
Pterostegia
Pteryxia
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Pulmonaria
Purshia
Pycnanthemum
Pyrola
Pyrus
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Quamoclidion
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Ranunculus
Raphanus
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Reseda
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Rhododendron
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Rosaceae
Rosa
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Rubacer
Rubus
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Rutaceae
Ruta
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Salicornia
Salix
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Saxifraga
Saxifragopsis
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Schoenus
Schollera
Schroeterella
Scirpinae
Scirpus
Scleranthus
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Thymelaeaceae
Thymus
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Tillaea
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Tium
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Tragacantha
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Trichostema
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Tridens
Tridophyllum
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Trigonella
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Tsuga
Tumion
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