Banking the Diversity of the Golden State

Rare 1B species, San Diego gumplant (Grindellia hallii)

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The making of a Super Bloom: large-scale reintroduction of an endangered California annual

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Vanessa Handley, University of California Botanical Garden University of California Botanical Garden (UCBG) has long been engaged in recovery efforts for State and Federally endangered large-flowered fiddleneck, Amsinckia grandiflora. Initially UCBG staff focused on creating a substantial seed bank for the species and, through nursery augmentation of wild-collections, generated a bank of over 100,000 seed […]

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