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Pinewoods Aster In the Bag

Eurybia spinulosa […]

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Small but Mighty Pinewoods Aster

Eurybia spinulosa in flower during the site assessment in early August. […]

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Baker’s Tickseed

Coreopsis bakeri, Baker’s tickseed, flower with a tumbling flower beetle (Family: Mordellidae) visitor.  […]

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Ex situ Conservation and Ontogenesis of Torreya taxifolia Embryos

Neusa Steiner, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Emily Coffey, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Jason Ligon, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Lisa Hill, USDA-ARS, Emma Dorr, USDA-ARS, Laurie Blackmore, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Christina Walters, USDA-ARS Torreya taxifolia Arn (Taxaceae) is an ancestral evergreen tree on the brink of extinction. This dioecious plant is found in the Florida panhandle and is threatened by a fungal pathogen. […]

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Details of Hairy-peduncled Beakrush

Collected seeds of a single maternal line of Rhynchospora crinipes as seen through the microscope’s lens, […]

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Liatris gholsonii in full bloom

Liatris gholsonii in flower during the initial Site Assessment to estimate from how many maternal lines seeds will be collected at the time of Seed Collection. […]

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DNA Banking Gholson’s Blazingstar

Atlanta Botanical Garden Field Biologist Cami Adams prepares to collect a DNA leaf sample parallel to the maternal line seed collected of Liatris gholsonii. […]

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Gholson’s blazingstar in bud

Gholson’s blazingstar in bud […]

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Rhynchospora crinipes Up Close

Under the microscope is seen a reference specimen from the University of West Florida herbarium to confirm the characteristic morphology of Rhynchospora crinipes. […]

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The Southeastern Plant Conservation Alliance – Building Capacity through Novel Partnerships and Leveraging Shared Resources

Carrie A. Radcliffe, Chair & Coordinator, Southeastern Plant Conservation Alliance, Emily E.D. Coffey, Ph.D., Vice President of Conservation & Research, Southeastern Center for Conservation at Atlanta Botanical Garden   The Southeastern Plant Conservation Alliance (SE PCA) is a partnership of professionals bridging gaps between local and national plant conservation efforts to prevent and restore the loss […]

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A Carnivorous Ambassador

Posted on March 23, 2021 (March 24, 2021) by fyclabs

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Capturing the Beauty and Wonder of Plants

Posted on October 21, 2020 (November 4, 2020) by Caroline Iacuaniello

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Conservation genetics of the endangered Apalachicola Rosemary, Conradina glabra.

Lauren Eserman, Atlanta Botanical Garden Conradina glabra, or Apalachicola rosemary, is a federally listed endangered species that exists only on a small area of sandhill in Liberty County, Florida. Forestry practices in the last 100 years have resulted in declining populations of C. glabra. In the wild, plants produce very few seeds, but small plants that resemble seedlings […]

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Flexible Seed Harvest: Revisiting the 10% Rule

Seed collection is a vital conservation method used to ensure global food security by maintaining a source of genetic diversity in food crops and prevent the loss of biodiversity from natural or anthropogenic events that cause the extirpation of small populations. The Global Strategy for Plant Conservation facilitates global and national level plant conservation strategies […]

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Conservation Champion: Jason Ligon

Posted on June 17, 2019 (December 1, 2020) by Caroline Iacuaniello

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