mycorrhizae Archives - Center for Plant Conservation

Identifying Drivers of Orchid Population Dynamics: An Example in the Federally-Listed Threatened Orchid, Isotria medeoloides

Screenshot of Identifying Drivers of Orchid Population Dynamics video.

Melissa K. McCormick, Dennis F. Whigham, Rachel Rock-Blake, Hope E.A. Brooks North American Orchid Conservation Center (NAOCC) and Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) Orchids are widely threatened and endangered worldwide, but efforts to conserve and restore them has been limited by not knowing about the pollinators and fungi they need to grow and reproduce. The […]

In vitro, symbiotic germination of Platanthera species for conservation efforts

Ashley Clayton and Peter Zale, Longwood Gardens At the Valmont Bog in Hazelton, PA, there are populations of three, state-listed taxa of Platanthera: P. ciliaris, P. blephariglottis, and P. xbicolor, a natural hybrid of the other two species. They are threatened by forest succession, climate change, silt-laden runoff, and herbicide spraying. However, as is the […]

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