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Tracking Trout Lilies: Hybridization, Species Boundaries, and Conservation in the Genus Erythronium Volume 18, No. 1 Winter-Spring 2012 Tracking Trout Lilies: Hybridization, Species Boundaries, and Conservation in the Genus Erythronium Kathy Roccaforte, School of Biological Sciences, UNL Introduction (Figure 1). E. albidum is a common woodland wildflower with a broad geographic range that stretches from the Midwest to the There are approximately 250,000 extant species of flower- East Coast. Its putative sister species, E. mesochoreum, is much ing plants on Earth. How did this vast diversity of species form, rarer and is typically restricted to tallgrass prairies.3 Both of these and how do species remain species are spring ephemerals genetically distinct from one that flower in April and senesce another? These questions in late May. Although they tend have intrigued scientists for to inhabit different habitats, decades, and although great populations of the two species progress has been made in can come into close contact with the field of speciation re- one another where their habitats search, we still have much to abut or overlap. learn about species formation The hybrids on the herbari- and the maintenance of spe- um sheet raised many questions. cies boundaries in the face of If hybridization is possible, how hybridization and gene flow.1 commonly does it occur between Further, human-induced land these species? How do E. albi- use changes can alter patterns dum and E. mesochoreum retain of hybridization and erode their distinctiveness as separate Figure 1: Andrena sp. (left) foraging for nectar on E. mesochoreum species boundaries by bring- at Madigan prairie in Saunders Co., NE. E. albidum (right) and an species in the face of hybridiza- ing formerly isolated species insect visitor—likely Andrena carlini—at Red Cedar Recreation Area tion and possible gene flow? into closer contact.2 For the in Saunders Co., NE. Photos: Kathy Roccaforte. In addition, I was interested past three years, my M.S. in investigating whether human- research has focused on investigating the mechanisms that un- induced land use changes that cause woody encroachment into derlie hybridization and species boundaries in midwestern trout prairie remnants bring E. albidum populations into closer contact lilies (Erythronium), as well as examining how land use changes in with remnant E. mesochoreum populations, thus increasing the grasslands may affect these processes. frequency of hybridization. Extensive hybridization and gene My interest in speciation began with a herbarium sheet. flow have the potential to threaten remnant populations of E. In my first semester as a master’s student in UNL’s School of mesochoreum, an at-risk species in Nebraska.4 With the help of Biological Sciences, Dr. Robert Kaul, curator of UNL’s herbari- my advisors, Drs. Sabrina E. Russo and Diana Pilson, I have been um, showed me four pressed plant specimens. The plants were addressing these questions for the past three years. hybrids , formed between two species of trout lily that are native to (continued on page 4) the Midwest, Erythronium albidum and Erythronium mesochoreum The University of Nebraska–Lincoln does not discriminate based on gender, age, disability, race, color, religion, marital status, veteran’s status, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation. Center for Grassland Studies Winter-Spring 2012 Policy Advisory Committee Members From the Director Tom Bragg Department of Biology, UNO Craig Derickson USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service uring 2012, the University of Nebraska and other universities will recognize the 150th anniversary of the passage of the Land-Grant College Act of 1862. This leg- Jim Douglas islation was championed by Justin Smith Morrill, a congressman from Vermont. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission D The Morrill Act granted land to each state equal to 30,000 acres for each of its federal Greg Ibach representatives and senators to initiate Colleges for the Benefit of Agriculture and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture Mechanic Arts (Engineering), but not to the exclusion of other subject matter. Later, other Terry Klopfenstein legislation added research and extension duties to the teaching responsibilities. Department of Animal Science, UNL Prior to the Morrill Act establishing land-grant colleges, which later became universi- Rob Mitchell ties, higher education in the United States was largely a privilege for the wealthy. Mandates USDA, Agricultural Research Service of the original Act were intended to provide access to higher education for U.S. citizens of Zac Reicher ordinary means, and to teach subjects that could help people solve real-world problems Department of Agronomy and and advance economically. For many years, these colleges were called “the peoples’ col- Horticulture, UNL leges” because they were established for the ordinary person. Sabrina Russo Frequently, the federal monies associated with the Morrill Act were used for starting School of Biological Sciences, UNL a new university or the first university in that state. Michigan State and Pennsylvania State Jim Stubbendieck were the first two land-grant universities. Some states formed separate universities for the Department of Agronomy and land-grant and state university functions. The University of Nebraska is an example of Horticulture and Center for Great one university serving both functions; federal monies associated with the Morrill Act were Plains Studies, UNL used to start the University in 1869. Larry Van Tassell In my opinion, the land-grant universities have elevated the level of education for Department of Agricultural Economics U.S. citizens because without them there would have been a large number of citizens who Steven Waller would never have attended college. The same could be said about the G.I. Bill of Rights. IANR Administration, UNL These were two great pieces of legislation enacted by the U.S. Congress. David Wedin After the land-grant colleges were in existence for a number of years, it became ap- School of Natural Resources, UNL parent that most of the information available at that time had been shared with clientele, Dayle Williamson and there was a need for more and/or new information. Therefore in 1887, Congressman Formerly with Nebraska Department Hatch from Missouri brought forth new legislation to provide for that research need. This of Natural Resources legislation, known today as the Hatch Act, established the agricultural experiment stations to seek, to find, and to discuss new information that could be used to help producers and The Center for Grassland Studies is a unit within others. the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Institute of Again, after several years of classroom teaching and research, it was obvious that Agriculture and Natural Resources. It receives guidance from a Policy Advisory Committee and there was a great need to disseminate this research-based information to producers and a Citizens Advisory Council. the general public. The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 established today’s Cooperative Exten- Note: Opinions expressed in this news letter sion Service. This legislation, which was designed to link land-grant university programs are those of the authors and do not necessarily with grassroots needs and national priorities, completed the tripartite mission of the represent the policy of the Center for Grassland Studies, the Institute of Agriculture and Natural land-grant university and made it a unique concept in higher education. The teaching and Resources or the University of Nebraska. dissemination of research information and superior technology developed by scientists at land-grant universities have had a significant part in the fact that Americans have an abundant, affordable and safe food supply while only spending about 10 percent of their income on food. Compared to many countries where their citizens spend half or more of their income on food, we are most fortunate. The Center for Grassland Studies embodies these research and educational services for all aspects of grasslands and closely related areas. It is, indeed, a prime example of the land-grant university at work for its stakeholders and citizens. Martin A. Massengale ..............CGS Director Pam Murray ....................... Newsletter Editor Anne Moore ..................... Newsletter Layout 2 Winter-Spring 2012 Center for Grassland Studies Corn Residue: Nebraska’s Great Forage Resource by Terry Klopfenstein, Aaron Stalker, Adam McGee and Simon van Donk, Department of Animal Science, UNL Corn acreage has increased in recent years and grain yields higher yields. Thus the yield penalty with limited water may be a have increased continually for a century. Less pasture is available factor when baling, but would be minimal when grazing. for cattle in Nebraska due to conversion of acres to corn produc- A second study utilizes a corn field at the ARDC near Mead tion. Even alfalfa acres have been converted to corn. This leaves that has been in a corn/soybean rotation for several years and is cattle producers with corn residue as an excellent opportunity for irrigated by a linear move irrigation system. The field has three minimizing cost of production. We have been conducting research treatments that have been maintained for 14 yrs: a fall-grazed, on corn residue since the late 1960s. Considerable research on spring-grazed, and an ungrazed section. On October 2 we collect- winter grazing of corn residue was conducted in the 1980s. Because ed 10 consecutive complete plants from 24 locations, 8 from each of the increased need to use corn residue as well as
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