NEWFS has collected seed several times from various populations.

The New England Wild Flower Society has also determined through germination trials that dried or refrigerated seed will germinate well when sowed outdoors. NEWFS has collected seed several times from various populations. This expands on the 1934 work of Nichols, who used found through seed germination trials that Geum peckii appears to require a period of exposure to winter temperatures. These trials also showed very low germination rates (<5% of 300 seeds tested).

Pollination studies by Dr. John Burger, University of New Hampshire, Department of Entomology Jenny Smedmark and Torston Eriksson of the University of Stockholm, Sweden, are studying nuclear ribosomal ITS and other sequences, as well as morphological characters, in hopes of resolving inter- and intra-generic taxonomic problems within the Geum clade and allied Rosaceae (Smedmark and Eriksson 1998).

Pollination studies by Dr. John Burger, University of New Hampshire, Department of Entomology Jenny Smedmark and Torston Eriksson of the University of Stockholm, Sweden, are studying nuclear ribosomal ITS and other sequences, as well as morphological characters, in hopes of resolving inter- and intra-generic taxonomic problems within the Geum clade and allied Rosaceae (Smedmark and Eriksson 1998).

Plants of Geum peckii have been cultivated at Garden in the Woods (NEWFS, Framingham, Massachusetts) for approximately 20 years.

Known only from less than 20 occurrences mostly in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, but also from one population on Brier Island, Nova Scotia, in the Bay of Fundy, and two mainland occurrences in Nova Scotia. Scattered but locally abundant in these restricted areas. Threatened in the U.S. by trampling and potentially by nutrient inputs caused by overnight visitors; in Nova Scotia the habitat has been altered by drainage ditches built for agriculture.

Climatic change, which is projected to promote increased forest cover in boreal regions, may eliminate open habitat for this and other arctic-alpine species (Kutner 1994, Kimball and Weihrauch 2000) Encroaching trees and shrubs threaten one bog on Br

28 extant populations in northern New Hampshire (9 others are historic; known before 1982 only); estimated as between 1000 to 3000 plants, according to G2 rank 2 extant populations in Nova Scotia, one on Brier Island (several hundred stems in several sub-populations) and one newly discovered on nearby Digby Neck with 300 to 500 stems.

Pollination studies by Dr. John Burger, University of New Hampshire, Department of Entomology Jenny Smedmark and Torston Eriksson of the University of Stockholm, Sweden, are studying nuclear ribosomal ITS and other sequences, as well as morphological characters, in hopes of resolving inter- and intra-generic taxonomic problems within the Geum clade and allied Rosaceae (Smedmark and Eriksson 1998). Hadley and Bliss (1964) conducted extensive comparative studies of the ecophysiology of alpine species in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, including G. peckii. Other studies of related alpine congeners may be helpful for understanding the biology of this rare plant (e.g., Baskin 1985, Chambers 1991, Manuel 1999). The New England Wild Flower Society has also determined through germination trials that dried or refrigerated seed will germinate well when sowed outdoors. NEWFS has collected seed several times from various populations. This expands on the 1934 work of Nichols, who used found through seed germination trials that Geum peckii appears to require a period of exposure to winter temperatures. These trials also showed very low germination rates (<5% of 300 seeds tested).

In 1987, The Nature Conservancy Canada purchased the area on Brier Island containing the Geum peckii population. Although a management plan was commissioned by the Brier Island Management Committee, no management activities have been undertaken to date (COSEWIC 2001). Volunteer task forces of the New England Plant Conservation Program of The New England Wild Flower Society (Framingham, Massachusetts) monitor populations of Geum peckii in New Hampshire. Plants of Geum peckii have been cultivated at Garden in the Woods (NEWFS, Framingham, Massachusetts) for approximately 20 years.

Determine environmental factors that limit successful recruitment of seedlings; Geum peckii does not occupy much of its available habitat and it is of interest to determine why Effects of projected climate change (especially increased mean annual temperature, earlier snowmelt, and increased UV exposure) on plant ecophysiology and fitness Trials in which the canopy over Geum peckii is opened by removing trees and shrubs Methods of protecting plants from gull activity need to be devised

Ex situ techniques for cultivation are relatively well-established for this species.