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February Chapter Meeting – Ferns and Lycophytes of San Diego County
Presented by Jon P. Rebman, Ph.D., Curator and Chair of Botany, San Diego Natural History Museum
After many long years of waiting, Jon Rebman and Annette Winner (a long-term science volunteer in Botany) have published Ferns and Lycophytes of San Diego County. This field guide includes descriptions, identification keys, local natural history information, and a color plate for each species showing key characters used to recognize and distinguish our regional ferns and lycophytes. The book covers 49 species known from San Diego County, plus 17 species that could occur here because they are found just north or south of the county but have not yet been documented locally. This publication is part of the Museum’s journal series, Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History.
The field guide will be available for purchase at the meeting, and copies may be signed by Dr. Rebman.
About the speaker
Jon P. Rebman, Ph.D., is Curator/Chair of Botany at the San Diego Natural History Museum (since 1996) and a plant taxonomist who conducts extensive floristic research in Baja California and in San Diego and Imperial counties. He leads field classes and botanical expeditions and directs the San Diego County Plant Atlas project (sdplantatlas.org).
- Personal scientific collections: 37,000+ plant specimens
- iNaturalist: 1,021,100+ plant identifications/verifications supporting regional botanical research
- SDNHM Herbarium (SD): 292,000+ specimens dating back to the 1870s
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Chapter Meeting Details
6:00 PM Doors open | browsing, and socializing (books/merch available)
7:00 PM: Meeting announcements and presentation
8:30 PM Wrap-up & thanks | informal conversation and book purchases
Location
Casa del Prado, Room 101 (Balboa Park) — located across Village Place from the San Diego Natural History Museum (NAT), in the Casa del Prado Inner Courtyard.
Parking
Check the City of San Diego website at this address for the latest on the new parking regulations and fees: https://www.sandiego.gov/parking/balboapark.
Chapter meetings are free and open to the public. Everyone with a love for wild places, biodiversity, and community is welcome.