single site endemic Archives - Center for Plant Conservation

Ecologist Mike Kunz (NCBG) collects seeds of the single site endemic Solidago plumosa (Yadkin River Goldenrod). […]

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

Prioritizing Single Site Endemics for Ex Situ Conservation

Anne Frances, NatureServe; Amanda Treher, NatureServe; Wesley Knapp, North Carolina Natural Heritage Program Plants that occur in only one to few locations globally are most at-risk of extinction. Research on the extinct plants of North America shows that 64% of extinct plants were known from one site. Single site endemics generally face higher threats than plants […]

Recognizing the Significant Role Ex Situ Conservation Collections Play in Preventing Plant Extinctions

Video screenshot from Wesley M. Knapp, North Carolina Natural Heritage Program

Wesley M. Knapp, North Carolina Natural Heritage Program Preventing extinction is the lowest bar for conservation success we can set and the roll of ex situ conservation efforts in preventing extinction is becoming more significant. Continued work to document the extinct plants of North America north of Mexico has resulted in the discovery that up […]

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