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A Fruitful Season for Collecting Seeds Comes to a Close
November 18, 2019
Research & Conservation
From April to October, I and two other botanists, Daniel Bradley and Lysa DuCharme, traveled around the state on a seed-collecting mission. Armed with a list of over 100 native plant species and a
Supporting the National Seed Strategy
February 27, 2017
Rebecca Hufft, Ph.D.
In mid-February 2017, about 300 scientists, land managers, restoration practitioners and seed production experts met in Washington, D.C. at the National Native Seed Conference. This event is held
Three Colorado wildflowers added to the endangered species list
August 26, 2011
Jennifer Ramp Neale, Ph.D.
Effective today, three rare Colorado plants have been added to the list of species protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. Both DeBeque Phacelia ( Phacelia submutica), and Parachute