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BGBM Annual Report 2017–2019
NETWORKING FOR DIVERSITY Annual Report 2017 – 2019 2017 – BGBM BGBM Annual Report 2017 – 2019 Cover image: Research into global biodiversity and its significance for humanity is impossible without networks. The topic of networking can be understood in different ways: in the natural world, with the life processes within an organism – visible in the network of the veins of a leaf or in the genetic diversity in populations of plants – networking takes place by means of pollen, via pollinators or the wind. In the world of research, individual objects, such as a particular plant, are networked with the data obtained from them. Networking is also crucial if this data is to be effective as a knowledge base for solving global issues of the future: collaboration between scientific experts within and across disciplines and with stakeholders at regional, national and international level. Contents Foreword 5 Organisation 56 A network for plants 6 Facts and figures 57 Staff, visiting scientists, doctoral students 57 Key events of 2017 – 2019 10 Affiliated and unsalaried scientists, volunteers 58 BGBM publications 59 When diversity goes online 16 Species newly described by BGBM authors 78 Families and genera newly described by BGBM authors 82 On the quest for diversity 20 Online resources and databases 83 Externally funded projects 87 Invisible diversity 24 Hosted scientific events 2017 – 2019 92 Collections 93 Humboldt 2.0 30 Library 96 BGBM Press: publications 97 Between East and West 36 Botanical Museum 99 Press and public relations 101 At the service of science 40 Visitor numbers 102 Budget 103 A research museum 44 Publication information 104 Hands-on science 50 Our symbol, the corncockle 52 4 5 Foreword BGBM Annual Report 2017 – 2019 We are facing vital challenges. -
The Rock Garden 136 the Ro
January 2016 January 2016 THE ROCK GARDEN 136 THE ROCK GARDEN 136 January 2016 THE ROCK GARDEN Volume XXXIV Part 3 - 136 January 2016 THE ROCK GARDEN Volume XXXIV Part 3 - 136 PostalPostal Subscriptions Subscriptions from from 1st October, 1st October, 2015 2015 Postal subscriptionsPostal subscriptions are payable are payable annually annually by October by October and provide and provide membership membership of the of the SRGC untilSRGC 30 thuntil September 30th September of the following of the following year. year. SubscriptionSubscription Rates Rates UK UK OverseasOverseas Single annualSingle annual £18 £18 £23 £23 Junior Junior £3 £3 £7 £7 (under 18(under on 1 18st Oct) on 1st Oct) Family Family £21 £21 £25 £25 (Two adults(Two andadults up and to two up childrento two children under 18 under on 1 18st Oct) on 1st Oct) Three yearThree subscriptions year subscriptions are available are available at three at times three the times above the aboveannual annualrates. Renewals rates. Renewals for threefor year three subscriptions year subscriptions may only may be only made be atmade the end at the of endthe three of the year three period. year period. All subscriptionAll subscription payments payments to the club to the must club be must made be inmade GB Pounds in GB Pounds Sterling. Sterling. ChequesCheques should shouldbe made be payablemade payable to ‘The Scottishto ‘The Scottish Rock Garden Rock Garden Club’ and Club’ must and be must be drawn ondrawn a UK on bank. a UK bank. SubscriptionSubscription payments payments may be may made be throughmade through the post the by post Visa byor MastercardVisa or Mastercard providingproviding the following the following information information is sent: is sent: The longThe number long number on the cardon the card The nameThe ofname the cardholder of the cardholder as shown as onshown the cardon the card The cardThe expiry card date expiry date The cv2The 3 digit cv2 number3 digit number (from back (from of back the card) of the card) The cardholder’sThe cardholder’s signature. -
Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum & Public Garden October 12, 2019
Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum & Public Garden October 12, 2019 Second Fall Plant Sale (Public: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.) Final Availability Availability subject to change Cate- Bed Botanical Name Qty Common Name Description Price Size gory # forms large clumps of 12" rosettes. Bronzy-pink foliage. Branched inflorescences up to 2' hold yellow flws with × Graptoveria 'Fred Ives' 11 graptoveria orange/red centers, summer. Good drainage. $7.50 4" P, + C12 × Heucherella 'Dayglow Pink' hybrid coral bells and foam to 16"; glowing pink flws on starry wands, spring. Purple foliar PP12164 34 flower color, winter. Bright shade, average water for best growth. $11.00 1G S C2 16"x 14"; spikes of pnk flws, lt sprng; heavy bloomer. Grn lvs × Heucherella 'Pink Revolution' Pink Revolution w/brgndy veins; pt shd; med wtr; well-drained soil; attracts PPAF 13 heucherella hmmngbrds. $11.00 1G S C2 Mounding perennial to 10", bronze lvs w/ reddish ceters, dk × Heucherella 'Pumpkin Spice' PPAF 2 Pumpkin Spice foamy bells red stems, white fls in spring $11.00 1G S C2 × Heucherella 'Solar Eclipse' Up to 16". Drk purple lvs w ring of chartreuse grn. White flws PP23647 21 foamy bells late spring. Pt sun to light shade. $11.00 1G S C2 7" x 16". Blue-green foliage turns darker as the weather cools hybrid coral bells and foam in fall; dark veins. Foamy pink flowers, spring. Shade. Deer × Heucherella 'Tapestry' PP21150 30 flower resistant. $11.00 1G S C2 × Mangave 'Bad Hair Day' PP30279 to 10"x20"; arching, narrow, flat, lime-green lvs w/red spots; (Mad About Mangave® Collection) 60 Bad Hair Day mangave full sun-bright shd; med-low wtr. -
Draft SPI Botany Program
Botany Policy A Planning Document for Protecting Sensitive Plant Species on SPI Land By Cajun James Principal Research Scientist Revised January 1, 2003 Botany Research Paper No. 1 Sierra Pacific Industries Post Office Box 496014 Redding, California 96049-6014 a 2003 Sierra Pacific Industries SI ERRA PACI FI C R ESEARCH & MONI T ORI NG SI ERRA PACI FI C I NDU ST RI ES SPI Botany Program Planning Document Contents DOCUMENT SUMMARY .............................................................................................. 1 POLICY OBJECTIVE..................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 3 BACKGROUND ON SPI’S TIMBER HARVEST OPERATIONS ............................ 4 FRESHWATER WETLANDS................................................................................................ 4 ROCK OUTCROPS ............................................................................................................. 5 DESCRIPTION OF BOTANY POLICY........................................................................ 5 BOTANY POLICY PLANT SPECIES AND THE BOTANY POLICY PLANT LIST ................................................................................................................................... 6 GROUPS............................................................................................................................ 6 PLANT PROTECTION MEASURES........................................................................... -
Snow White and Rose Red: Studies on the Contrasting Evolutionary Trajectories of the Genera Leucanthemum Mill
Snow White and Rose Red: Studies on the contrasting evolutionary trajectories of the genera Leucanthemum Mill. and Rhodanthemum B.H.Wilcox & al. (Compositae, Anthemideae) DISSERTATION ZUR ERLANGUNG DES DOKTORGRADES DER NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN (DR. RER. NAT.) DER FAKULTÄT FÜR BIOLOGIE UND VORKLINISCHE MEDIZIN DER UNIVERSITÄT REGENSBURG vorgelegt von Florian Wagner aus Burgstall (Mitwitz) Juli 2019 Das Promotionsgesuch wurde eingereicht am: 12.07.2019 Die Arbeit wurde angeleitet von: Prof. Dr. Christoph Oberprieler Unterschrift: ……………………………....... Florian Wagner iv Abstract Plant systematics, the study of taxonomy, phylogeny and evolutionary processes in plants has undergone considerable progress in the last decades. The application of modern molecular approaches and DNA-sequencing techniques in the field has led to an improved inventory of biodiversity and a better understanding of evolutionary processes shaping the biological diversity on our planet. The increased availability of molecular and genomic data has particularly facilitated the investigation of shallowly diverged and taxonomically complex taxon-groups, which is challenging due to minor morphological differences, low genetic differentiation and/or hybridization among taxa. The present thesis investigates species delimitation, hybridization and polyploidization in the recently diverged genera Leucanthemum Mill. and Rhodanthemum B.H. Wilcox & al. of the subtribe Leucantheminae K.Bremer & Humphries (Compositae, Anthemideae) by applying Sanger-, 454-pyro-, and restriction site associated -
THE IMPACT of POLYPLOIDY on GENETIC STRUCTURE and REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION in the GENUS LEUCANTHEMUM Mill. (COMPOSITAE, ANTHEMIDEAE)
THE IMPACT OF POLYPLOIDY ON GENETIC STRUCTURE AND REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION IN THE GENUS LEUCANTHEMUM Mill. (COMPOSITAE, ANTHEMIDEAE) Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.) der Fakultät für Biologie und vorklinische Medizin der Universität Regensburg vorgelegt von Roland Greiner aus Regensburg im Dezember 2011 Das Promotionsgesuch wurde eingereicht am: Die Arbeit wurde angeleitet von: Prof. Dr. Christoph Oberprieler Unterschrift: Evolution is a change from an indefinite, incoherent, homogeneity to a definite, coherent, heterogeneity, through continuous differentiations and integrations. Herbert Spencer Evolution is a change from a no-howish, untalkaboutable, all-alikeness by continous sticktogetheration and somethingelsification. William James Table of Contents Table of Contents..........................................................................................................I List of Tables...............................................................................................................III Table of Figures...........................................................................................................V Abstract.......................................................................................................................1 General Introduction...................................................................................................2 Types of Polyploidy..................................................................................................3 -
Anthemideae Christoph Oberprieler, Sven Himmelreich, Mari Källersjö, Joan Vallès, Linda E
Chapter38 Anthemideae Christoph Oberprieler, Sven Himmelreich, Mari Källersjö, Joan Vallès, Linda E. Watson and Robert Vogt HISTORICAL OVERVIEW The circumscription of Anthemideae remained relatively unchanged since the early artifi cial classifi cation systems According to the most recent generic conspectus of Com- of Lessing (1832), Hoff mann (1890–1894), and Bentham pos itae tribe Anthemideae (Oberprieler et al. 2007a), the (1873), and also in more recent ones (e.g., Reitbrecht 1974; tribe consists of 111 genera and ca. 1800 species. The Heywood and Humphries 1977; Bremer and Humphries main concentrations of members of Anthemideae are in 1993), with Cotula and Ursinia being included in the tribe Central Asia, the Mediterranean region, and southern despite extensive debate (Bentham 1873; Robinson and Africa. Members of the tribe are well known as aromatic Brettell 1973; Heywood and Humphries 1977; Jeff rey plants, and some are utilized for their pharmaceutical 1978; Gadek et al. 1989; Bruhl and Quinn 1990, 1991; and/or pesticidal value (Fig. 38.1). Bremer and Humphries 1993; Kim and Jansen 1995). The tribe Anthemideae was fi rst described by Cassini Subtribal classifi cation, however, has created considerable (1819: 192) as his eleventh tribe of Compositae. In a diffi culties throughout the taxonomic history of the tribe. later publication (Cassini 1823) he divided the tribe into Owing to the artifi ciality of a subtribal classifi cation based two major groups: “Anthémidées-Chrysanthémées” and on the presence vs. absence of paleae, numerous attempts “An thé midées-Prototypes”, based on the absence vs. have been made to develop a more satisfactory taxonomy presence of paleae (receptacular scales). -
Asters of Yesteryear (Updated April 2018)
Asters of Yesteryear (Updated April 2018) About this Update: The document was originally posted in a shorter version, to accompany the brief article "Where Have all our Asters Gone?" in the Fall 2017 issue of Sego Lily. In that version it consisted simply of photos of a number of plants that had at some time been included in Aster but that no longer are, as per Flora of North America. In this version I have added names to the photos to indicate how they have changed since their original publication: Date and original name as published (Basionym) IF name used in Intermountain Flora (1994) UF name used in A Utah Flora (1983-2016) FNA name used in Flora of North America (2006) I have also added tables to show the renaming of two groups of species in the Astereae tribe as organized in Intermountain Flora. Color coding shows how splitting of the major genera largely follows fault lines already in place No color Renamed Bright Green Conserved Various Natural groupings $ Plant not in Utah It is noteworthy how few species retain the names used in 1994, but also how the renaming often follows patterns already observed. Asters of Yesteryear (Updated April 2018) Here are larger photos (16 inches wide or tall at normal screen resolution of 72 dpi) of the plants shown in Sego Lily of Fall 2017, arranged by date of original publication. None of them (except Aster amellus on this page) are now regarded as true asters – but they all were at one stage in their history. Now all are in different genera, most of them using names that were published over 100 years ago. -
Efficient Vouchering with Identification Through Morphology and DNA Analysis
Dugan & al. • Vouchering with identification through morphology and DNA TAXON 56 (4) • November 2007: 1238–1244 METHODS AND TECHNIQUES A large scale plant survey: efficient vouchering with identification through morphology and DNA analysis Laura E. Dugan1,3, Martin F. Wojciechowski2 & Leslie R. Landrum2 1 Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, U.S.A. 2 School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, U.S.A. [email protected] (author for correspondence) 3 Current address: Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C0930, Austin, Texas 78712, U.S.A. A large-scale survey of the Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research study area was conducted in which many kinds of samples were collected (e.g., plant, insect, soil). The plant samples were of a smaller size than typical herbarium accessions due to limitations in personnel, storage space, available plant materials, and time. The vouchers were identified in the field if possible. The vast majority of the rest were identified in the herbarium morphologically after the survey; less than 5% of the vouchers remained unidentified. Of these, a subset were subjected to molecular analysis using sequences of the nuclear ribosomal ITS region and to a BLAST search of sequences in GenBank to find closely related taxa. The close relatives along with the unknown specimens were subjected to maximum parsimony analysis to identify the potential phylogenetic relationships of the unknown specimens. Through this analysis nine unknown plant accessions were identified to family, tribe, genus, and species. Once this level of identification was established, some specimens were re- examined morphologically and compared with potentially related taxa in the herbarium to confirm or improve identifications. -
Washington Flora Checklist a Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium
Washington Flora Checklist A checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium The Washington Flora Checklist aims to be a complete list of the native and naturalized vascular plants of Washington State, with current classifications, nomenclature and synonymy. The checklist currently contains 3,929 terminal taxa (species, subspecies, and varieties). Taxa included in the checklist: * Native taxa whether extant, extirpated, or extinct. * Exotic taxa that are naturalized, escaped from cultivation, or persisting wild. * Waifs (e.g., ballast plants, escaped crop plants) and other scarcely collected exotics. * Interspecific hybrids that are frequent or self-maintaining. * Some unnamed taxa in the process of being described. Family classifications follow APG IV for angiosperms, PPG I (J. Syst. Evol. 54:563?603. 2016.) for pteridophytes, and Christenhusz et al. (Phytotaxa 19:55?70. 2011.) for gymnosperms, with a few exceptions. Nomenclature and synonymy at the rank of genus and below follows the 2nd Edition of the Flora of the Pacific Northwest except where superceded by new information. Accepted names are indicated with blue font; synonyms with black font. Native species and infraspecies are marked with boldface font. Please note: This is a working checklist, continuously updated. Use it at your discretion. Created from the Washington Flora Checklist Database on September 17th, 2018 at 9:47pm PST. Available online at http://biology.burke.washington.edu/waflora/checklist.php Comments and questions should be addressed to the checklist administrators: David Giblin ([email protected]) Peter Zika ([email protected]) Suggested citation: Weinmann, F., P.F. Zika, D.E. Giblin, B. -
Vandermeer Nursery Moroccan Daisy
Moroccan Daisy Rhodanthemum hosmariense Height: 18 inches Spread: 24 inches Spacing: 20 inches Sunlight: Hardiness Zone: 5a Other Names: Chrysanthemum maresi var. hosmariense Description: Showy, white daisy-like flowers, with bright yellow centers, cover a mound of strong, flexible stems on this sub-shrub; blooms mid-summer; tends to like drier conitions; best in full sun but will tolerate bright shade; Moroccan Daisy flowers great for rock gardens Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder Ornamental Features Moroccan Daisy is covered in stunning white daisy flowers with yellow eyes at the ends of the stems in mid summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its fragrant ferny leaves remain bluish-green in colour with showy silver variegation throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant. Landscape Attributes Moroccan Daisy is an herbaceous perennial with a mounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage. This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics. Moroccan Daisy is recommended for the following landscape applications; - Mass Planting - Border Edging - General Garden Use - Container Planting Planting & Growing Moroccan Daisy will grow to be about 14 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 20 inches apart. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. -
2017 Darwin Perennials
2017 DARWIN PERENNIALS QUALITY UNROOTED CUTTINGS PRODUCED BY DARWIN COLOMBIA WELCOME TO THE 2017 DARWIN PERENNIALS LINE-UP These varieties reflect our market’s unprecedented resurgence in the retail, landscape and nursery segments and the lasting value that perennials bring in both flowering and landscape performance. That’s why we’re proud to call them Perennials with Staying Power™! Check out exciting new introductions that represent the best in class of both hardy and tender perennials. Heat tolerance and Summer-long flowering are the hallmarks of our new Mirage series of tender Salvia greggii on page 65. These nine bold colors work marvelously in mixed containers and provide instant color in the landscape. And don’t miss our new hardy Penstemons, MissionBells Deep Rose and Cherry Sparks, on pages 51 and 49. Their beautiful, bell-shaped flowers combine Summer-long color with excellent container performance. Of course you'll find hundreds of other perennial options, including varieties from Blooms of Bressingham, leading European breeders and the industry ‘standards’ we all know and love. As always, our culture section, beginning on page 88, gives you the latest on propagation and finishing of our Darwin Perennials varieties. Your success is our success. We’re committed to bringing you the best Perennials with Staying Power, coupled with our Darwin Perennials team of customer service and technical support. We look forward to growing the perennial business with you! Sincerely, Mike Klopmeyer, General Manager 630 588-3107, [email protected] On the Cover: NEW Salvia Mirage Hot Pink Product information and culture charts at darwinperennials.com DARWIN PERENNIALS® VARIETIES DARWIN Achillea .................................................................1–3 Agastache ...............................................................