Jepson Herbarium Education and Outreach Resources

    

As part of our Education and Outreach program, the herbaria have been involved in the production of several videos describing a wide range of botanical subjects.
Links to the videos are provided below.




The Jepson Videos: Visual Guides to the Plants of California

A new series of short plant identification videos, hosted on YouTube.
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  • Ferns
  • Gymnosperms
  • Agavaceae
  • Arecaceae - Palmae
  • Liliaceae
  • Asteraceae
  • Boraginaceae
  • Brassicaceae
  • Cucurbitaceae
  • Ericaceae
  • Fabaceae
  • Fouquieriaceae
  • Lamiaceae
  • Lauraceae
  • Loasaceae
  • Malvaceae
  • Onagraceae
  • Orobanchaceae
  • Papaveraceae
  • Phrymaceae
  • Plantaginaceae
  • Sapindaceae
   

Polystichum munitum (Dryopteridaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Polystichum munitum

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Calocedrus decurrens (Cupressaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Calocedrus decurrens

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Sequoia sempervirens (Cupressaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Sequoia sempervirens

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Agave deserti (Agavaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Agave deserti

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Hesperocallis undulata (Agavacaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Hesperocallis undulata

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Washingtonia filifera (Arecaceae - Palmae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Washingtonia filifera

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Fritillaria affinis (Liliaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Fritillaria affinis

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Scoliopus bigelovii (Liliaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Scoliopus bigelovii

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Baccharis pilularis (Asteraceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Baccharis pilularis

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Chaenactis carphoclinia (Asteraceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Chaenactis carphoclinia

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Malacothrix glabrata (Asteraceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Malacothrix glabrata

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Monolopia lanceolata (Asteraceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Monolopia lanceolata

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Monoptilon bellioides (Asteraceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Monoptilon bellioides

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Amsinckia furcata (Boraginaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Amsinckia furcata

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Pholistoma auritum (Boraginaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Pholistoma auritum

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Cakile maritima (Brassicaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Cakile maritima

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Arctostaphylos patula (Ericaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Arctostaphylos patula

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Kalmia polifolia and Phyllodoce breweri (Ericaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Kalmia polifolia and Phyllodoce breweri

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Acacia (Fabaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Scoliopus bigelovii

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Lupinus arizonicus (Fabaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Lupinus arizonicus

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Fouquieria splendens (Fouquieriaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Fouquieria splendens

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Condea emoryi (Lamiaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Condea emoryi

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Umbellularia californica (Lauraceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Umbellularia californica

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Mentzelia involucrata (Loasaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Mentzelia involucrata

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Eremalche rotundifolia (Malvaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Eremalche rotundifolia

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Chylismia cardiophylla (Onagraceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Chylismia cardiophyll

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Pedicularis densiflora (Orobanchaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Pedicularis densiflora
Photo by Amy Kasameyer.

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Eschscholzia parishii (Papaveraceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Eschscholzia parishii

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Diplacus aurantiacus(Phrymaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Diplacus aurantiacus

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Diplacus pictus(Phrymaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Diplacus pictus

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Mohavea confertiflora (Plantaginaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Mentzelia involucrata
Photo by Susan Fawcett.

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Brandegea bigelovii (Cucurbitaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Brandegea bigelovii

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Aesculus californica (Sapindaceae)

Visual Guides to the Plants of California: Aesculus californica

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Herbaria Videos

   

Preserving the forest of the sea

By Sheraz Sadiq, Quest, KQED Science, featuring Kathy Ann Miller, Curator of Algae.

ww2.kqed.org/quest/2013/02/05/science-on-the-spot-preserving-the-forest-of-the-sea/

 

 


The sex lives of Christmas trees

By Joshua Cassidy, KQED Science, Deep Look, with special thanks given to Bruce Baldwin and Andrew Doran.

ww2.kqed.org/science/2015/11/24/the-sex-lives-of-christmas-trees/

 

 


Plant collecting and herbarium research, part 1

By Science in your life host Molly Edwards, featuring UC Berkeley Ph.D. students Joyce Chery and Carrie Tribble.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4OzLI1qYh8&feature=youtu.be

 

 


Plant collecting and herbarium research, part 2

By Science in your life host Molly Edwards, featuring UC Berkeley Ph.D. students Joyce Chery and Carrie Tribble.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKEZfzlYWEo

 

 


Calscape.

By Tim Didion, ABC 7 News, featuring Andrew Doran and Staci Markos.

abc7news.com/hobbies/new-website-helps-gardeners-go-native/1410352/

 

 


These ‘Resurrection Plants’ Spring Back to Life in Seconds.

By Gabriela Quirós, KQED Science, Deep Look, with special thanks given to Brent Mishler, Caleb Caswell-Levy, and the University and Jepson Herbaria (see photo, below).

ww2.kqed.org/science/2015/06/25/these-resurrection-plants-spring-back-to-life-in-seconds/

 

Caleb Caswell-Levy uses a hand lens to identify tiny mosses
Biologist Caleb Caswell-Levy uses a hand lens to identify
tiny mosses on a tree in Berkeley, California.
(Gabriela Quirós/KQED Science).