This Project was created by Reuben Brandt, Dave Spivey, Pete Lowe, and Timur Catakli as a final project in Dev BootCamp.

Key:

1. There are two simple starting points for RoBotanist. You can either start from the very beginning of the key, or if you know the botanical family of your sample, you can enter it into the smart search box on the landing page.

2. RoBotanist pairs the dichotomies in the Jepson Manual for easy viewing. As with any other dichotomous key, compare your sample to the available choices

The inspiration for the project came from Reuben's experience using the Jepson Manual to identify plants. While the information in the Jepson Manual is second to none, Reuben often found himself losing his place in the key, or encountering an unfamiliar word, which required additional resources. The goal of this project is to improve the user experience of the Jepson Manual, while maintaining the remarkable quality of the resource.

You can try the app here

Special thanks to the University of California Berkeley's Jepson Herbarium for allowing us to use their product for this project . Additional thanks to Dev. Bootcamp for providing us with all the knowledge resources we needed to complete this project