Update on the National Collection at Bok Tower Gardens

The Rare Plant Conservation Program at Bok Tower Gardens maintains rare plant germplasm of north and central Florida endemic species as either living plants or in a seed collection. There are currently ~2,000 plants and over 2 million seeds of 70 species in the ex situ collection. Each year, a subset of seeds are withdrawn […]

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Florida goldenaster seed collection

Florida goldenaster (Chrysopsis floridana) (Small) is a federally endangered herbaceous perennial aster endemic to west-central Florida.   C. floridana occurs in fire-maintained scrub habitat on well-drained, nutrient-poor soils, often in areas with a high degree of soil disturbance: trails, fire-lines, and service roads. […]

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