Emerging

Aphyllon cooperi breaking through the desert crust in the Coyote Mountain Wilderness […]

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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! […]

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Belly Botany

California Plant Rescue botanists got down low to spot Dimeresia howellii in Modoc County last summer […]

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Florida Yew Makes The Cut

 floridana, C, these cuttings will be used to establish propagation protocols, following ABG\’s successful methods for close relative […]

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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) 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 […]

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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. […]

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