The NC Arboretum Germplasm Repository

J. McCoy

Joe-Ann McCoy, PhD, Director TNCAGR 1.) Development of a Allium burdickii (ramps) germplasm collection in Cherokee, NC (RTCAR-2009)

2.) Development of a Rudbeckia laciniata (sochan) germplasm collection in Cherokee, NC (RTCAR-2011)

3.) Development of a Ligusticum canadensis (waneget) germplasm collection in Cherokee, NC (RTCAR-2012)

4.) Sustainable Harvest Study for Allium burdickii (ramps) (RTCAR-2013)

5.) NFWF –Long-term Conservation of Traditional Cherokee 2013

6.) BIA – USET - Southeastern Tribal Climate Vulnerability Assessment Program (CVAP) 2015

7.) USFS – Southern Research Station- 2015 NPGS – National Germplasm System Cooperative effort by public and private organizations to preserve the genetic diversity of plants by long-term storage of germplasm 4 regional stations (IA, NY, GA, WA) 25 active germplasm conservation sites in U.S Biological Importance Index

Vascular Plant Richness Geologically stable since Paleozoic era – 246 mya Richness

Unglaciated

Biological Importance Index Appalachian Region The large variety of landforms, climate, soils, and geology, coupled with a long evolutionary history, has led to one of the most diverse assemblages of plants and animals found in the world's temperate deciduous forests Stephenson, S. L., A. N. Ash, and D. F. Stauffer. 1993. Appalachian oak forests. Pages 255-304 in W. H. Martin, S. G. Boyce, and A. G. Echternacht, editors. Biodiversity of the southeastern United States: upland terrestrial communities. Wiley, New York, New York, USA. The first nine months of 2016 were characterized by significantly warmer-than-average conditions across most of the globe's surface, resulting in the warmest January– September period in the 137-year record, at 0.89°C (1.60°F) above the 20th century average of 14.1°C (57.5°F). This value exceeded the previous record set in 2015 by 0.13°C (0.23°F).

According to the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a 3 degree to 7 degree Fahrenheit increase in the average global temperature could result in the loss of as much as a third of the world's . (Ꭴ)ᏩᏍᏗ Uwasdi Allium tricoccum Ramps (Ꭴ)ᏩᏍᏗ Uwasdi Allium tricoccum Ramps 1.) ᏐᏨᎾ Sotsvna Rudbeckia laciniata Sochan Sochan (Rudbeckia laciniata) harvest study - average per plant

226 217

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85

9.4 7.9

HT(CM) # & STEM CALIPER (MM)

Harvested Control Pollination Controlled Regeneration racemosa (L.) syn. racemosa ( L.) Nutt. black cohosh 1.) 250

2.) 200

3.) 150

Net Net Yield G) 100

50

0 Shadecloth Forest Disturbed forest Panax quinquefolius L. American ginseng

Herbarium Specimens - valuable resource for education and long- term storage – High Resolution scanned images are prepared