Astragalus bibullatus Archives - Center for Plant Conservation

Astragalus bibullatus Seedling

Astragalus bibullatus seedling just after sprouting along a transect in a naturally occurring population […]

Fruitful Astragalus bibullatus Plant in Mobot’s Seed Amplification Bed

Fruitful Astragalus bibullatus Plant in Mobot’s Seed Amplification Bed […]

Integrated Plant Conservation Through the Lens of Time

For over three decades, the Missouri Botanical Garden has spearheaded an integrated conservation program with state and federal partners to improve conservation outcomes with the federally endangered wildflower, Pyne’s ground-plum (Astragalus bibullatus). Here, I highlight three key programmatic milestones critical to the successful recovery of this species. First, seed collections made over three decades from […]

Restoring Ozark Landscapes at Shaw’s Nature Reserve Missouri Botanical Garden

Posted on November 11, 2020 (November 24, 2020) by Caroline Iacuaniello

Photo of the reserve. The reserve includes formal designed plant communities.

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CPC Best Reintroduction Practice Guidelines: Astragalus bibullatus Case Study

CPC Best Reintroduction Practice Guidelines: Astragalus bibullatus Case Study Matthew Albrecht, Missouri Botanical Garden (SePPCon 2016) Reintroduction is a critical component of rare species conservation with the goal of continuing evolution in a natural context. Within the southeastern U.S. 81% of recovery plans include reintroduction as a proposed conservation action, while in Hawaii almost all plant […]