Codiaeum variegatum […]
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Quercus macdonaldii
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Chorizanthe wheeleri
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Comarostaphylis diversifolia ssp. diversifolia
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Emerging
Aphyllon cooperi breaking through the desert crust in the Coyote Mountain Wilderness […]
Telesonix jamesii
The stunning Telesonix jamesii grows almost exclusively on Pike’s Peak granite. Our team found a large population in the relatively under-surveyed Tarryall Mountain Range in Colorado to voucher and seed bank! […]
Wild Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. crassifolia stem sections regrowing from buds on tissue culture medium
The Del Mar manzanita (Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. crassifolia) does not have seeds that readily germinate, but they make up for it with buds that quickly resprout in tissue culture. Often, multiple buds burst on a single stem segment explant (pictured here), allowing whole culture lines to flourish in considerably less time than through germinating seeds […]
Belly Botany
California Plant Rescue botanists got down low to spot Dimeresia howellii in Modoc County last summer […]
Florida Yew Makes The Cut
 floridana, C, these cuttings will be used to establish propagation protocols, following ABG\’s successful methods for close relative […]
What Are You Willing To Sacrifice?
At the ABG Conservation Seed Bank, a few freshly harvested seeds of Florida Yew (Taxus floridana) were sacrificed, having their characteristic fleshly red cup (aril)Â removed before weighing and drying to determine the average moisture content. This value will be used to desiccate remaining seeds to a moisture content of precisely 4-7% before entering a germination […]
Not An Early Riser
West’s Flax (Linum westii Rogers) has adorable little yellow flowers that only open in the evening so surveys are best done in the afternoon, perfect for folks who are not early risers. […]
Paper-like Whitlow-wort – Enjoy It While It Lasts
Paronychia chartacea var. minima) in full bloom along the margin of a karst lake, formed by the collapse of a cave. […]
Pinewoods Aster In the Bag
Eurybia spinulosa […]
Small but Mighty Pinewoods Aster
Eurybia spinulosa in flower during the site assessment in early August. […]
Baker’s Tickseed
Coreopsis bakeri, Baker’s tickseed, flower with a tumbling flower beetle (Family: Mordellidae) visitor. […]
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