Penstemon thurberi CRPR 4.2

Penstemon thurberi  CRPR 4.2   I am new to this page, when posting an image I am asked to enter participating institutions, and am unable to add images unless posting.  […]

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Night over the Gulf..

Blooming Harrisia aboriginum captured by diligent long-time volunteers Wade and Carol Collier. They spent days watching the advancement of buds on the plants at a public beachfront location and then returned at night when the flowers appeared ready to open. They were rewarded with this beauty in bloom, as if one of the night stars over […]

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Beauty in the Night…

Night-blooming flower of Harrisia fragrans, sister taxa to Harrisia aboriginum and also endemic to Florida. I spent 2 hours after hours at Selby Gardens between 10pm and midnight photographing this remarkable bloom.  […]

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Rare Plant Recovery in Roadway Rights-of-Way

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Sujai Veeramachaneni (GDOT), Felicity Davis (GDOT), Chris Goodson (GDOT), Anna Yellin (WRD), Meg Hedeen (GDOT), Carrie Keogh (Emory University) Protected plant species that prefer open and forest edge habitats can find unexpected homes in regularly maintained transportation rights-of-way. Avoidance and minimization of these resources is a critical goal for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) […]

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Data Sharing in Support of Collaborative Plant Conservation: A Case Study from California Plant Rescue.

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Katherine D. Heineman, Christa Horn, Naomi Fraga, Cheryl Sevilla, Heather Schneider, Vanessa Handley, Holly Forbes, Brett Hall, Evan Meyer, Tony Gunroe, Shannon Still, David Magney, Stacy Anderson, Bart O’Brien, Joyce Maschinski Center for Plant Conservation, San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, University of California Botanic […]

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Kentucky’s American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) Management Program

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Anna Lucio, Kentucky Department of Agriculture The annual American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) (ginseng) harvest is rooted with deep cultural and economic value in communities not often touched with conventional agriculture programs. Authorized under Kentucky statute and regulation, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture administrates the ginseng program for Kentucky. The requirements for this program come from […]

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Kentucky’s Forest Biodiversity Assessment Program: A Model for Capturing Trends and Distribution of Forest Medicinals and More

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Kendall McDonald, Tara Littlefield, Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves The Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves (OKNP) is the natural heritage and natural areas program for Kentucky. OKNP maintains the Kentucky rare species database, and acquires and manages natural areas and nature preserves that host high quality communities and rare species. In 2019, OKNP created the […]

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Conservation genomics of Dithyrea maritima (Brassicaceae) beach spectaclepod

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Kristen Hasenstab-Lehman, C. Matt Guilliams, Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens Dithyrea maritima (Davidson), or beach spectaclepod, is a dune specialist endemic to coastal dunes from central California, United States, to northwestern Baja California, Mexico. Individuals of this perennial herb spread by rhizomes, forming a diffuse colony of ramets, each terminating in rosette of 1 to several fleshy leaves, […]

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Monitoring Plants of Concern at Chicago Botanic garden

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Daniella DeRose, Chicago Botanic Garden Chicago Botanic Garden’s Plants of Concern (POC) program is a collaboration between citizen scientists, natural resource managers, and researchers to collect data on rare plant populations in northeastern Illinois. The primary goal is to identify best conservation practices, while creating awareness and providing education on why conservation matters. POC engages […]

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