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As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: All in the Family: The Case for Collecting by Maternal Lines

Posted on May 4, 2022 (May 9, 2022) by Shannon Fowler

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What to Know Before You Go: Maximizing Genetic Diversity in Seed Collections

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The goal of any conservation seed collection is to capture the genetic diversity represented within the target population and conserve it ex-situ. But it’s not always as simple as it sounds. Every population of every plant species is different. In this video we’ll discuss how we can use a species’ natural history to guide our […]

The maturing seeds of Oxypolis canbyi

The maturing seeds of Oxypolis canbyi, which here turned out to me largely empty. […]

Mature seeds of Geum geniculatum (bent avens).

Mature seeds of Geum geniculatum (bent avens). […]

Ecologist Mike Kunz (NCBG) collects seeds of Sand Myrtle at Grandfather Mountain, NC.

Ecologist Mike Kunz (NCBG) collects seeds of Sand Myrtle at Grandfather Mountain, NC. […]

Details of Hairy-peduncled Beakrush

Collected seeds of a single maternal line of Rhynchospora crinipes as seen through the microscope’s lens, […]

NCBG intern Ashley Boyette collects seeds of Sand Myrtle for the IMLS seed longevity project. […]

Capsules of Sand Myrtle […]

Liatris gholsonii in full bloom

Liatris gholsonii in flower during the initial Site Assessment to estimate from how many maternal lines seeds will be collected at the time of Seed Collection. […]

Gholson’s blazingstar in bud

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Ripe fruits of Vaccinium sempervirens (Rayner’s Blueberry).

Ripe fruits of Vaccinium sempervirens (Rayner\’s Blueberry). […]

Ripe fruits of Vaccinium sempervirens (Rayner\’s Blueberry) […]

Solidago plumosa (Yadkin River Goldenrod) in fruit in the rocky scour of the Yadkin River, NC. […]

Seed collections for Hudsonia montana

Seed collections for Hudsonia montana in Linville Gorge, NC. […]

Seed viability Hawai‘i’s foundational-ʻōhi‘ trees linked environmental variables

Nina Rønsted, National Tropical Botanical Garden Climate can play a critical role in plant physiological processes at all life stages, but investigations into climate effects often focus on only adult life stages. However, climate can influence seed development and germination, which can in turn strongly affect community dynamics. Native Hawaiian Metrosideros spp. (Myrtaceae; ʻōhi‘a,; 13 […]

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 […]

Sula Vanderplank Collecting Salvia brandegeei seed in Baja California

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Seed Collector Tobin Weatherson Recording Field Data

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Tobin Weatherson from the San Diego Zoo Native Plant Seed Bank Collecting Field Data […]

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