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Cuphea aspera flowers and seeds

Cuphea aspera flowering in May and seeds collected in July. […]

Asclepias viridula flowers and seeds

Asclepias viridula pictured blooming in June and mature seeds in July. […]

Sarracenia rubra sp. gulfensis habitat, flowers, and seeds

Sarracenia rubra sp. gulfensis populations were visited at Blackwater River State Forest by the Atlanta Botanical Garden in May, June, and November 2024. Sites were seepage slopes or streamside bogs, pictured here. Plants at the streamside bog had long flowering stalks, with multiple stalks arising from a single point. Seeds were collected in November and […]

Macbridea alba – flowering, seedheads, and vivipary

Macbridea alba maturing seedheads; flowering; and vivipary on seedhead. This species is known to exhibit germination occurring directly on seedheads, and this was observed by ABG during seed collections. […]

Hymenocallis henryae var. henryae fruits and flower

Hymenocallis henryae flowering in May; maturing capsules in June; and mature green fruits in July. Note the soft, brown, rotten fruit. In this species, maturity of seeds is marked by bright green, hard to the touch seeds. […]

Rhexia parviflora flowering

Rhexia parviflora in flower in June. Note the sparsely pubescent stem, presence of petioles, and the anthers which are longer than the filaments. […]

Seed Types: Understanding the difference between orthodox, intermediate, and recalcitrant seeds

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Schiedea pentandra Seed

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Platanthera holochila Seed

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Florida Milkvetch In Flower

The light purple flowers of the Florida Milkvetch grow in tiny clusters at the tip of the stems. The leaf arrangement is opposite and the leaves are shaped like tiny hearts. Many of these clusters were no bigger than two hands side-by-side. […]

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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Cuphea aspera flowers and seeds

Asclepias viridula flowers and seeds

Sarracenia rubra sp. gulfensis habitat, flowers, and seeds

Macbridea alba – flowering, seedheads, and vivipary

Hymenocallis henryae var. henryae fruits and flower

Rhexia parviflora flowering

Seed Types: Understanding the difference between orthodox, intermediate, and recalcitrant seeds

Schiedea pentandra Seed

Platanthera holochila Seed

Florida Milkvetch In Flower

What Are You Willing To Sacrifice?

Melanthera parvifolia seeds

Melanthera parvifolia seeds

Amorpha ouachitensis x-ray

San Diego thormint (Acanthomintha ilicifolia) seeds

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