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<\/a>Cornus amomum<\/em> (“silky dogwood”) berries<\/p><\/div>\n We’ve started finding some species we have yet seen in the locations we’ve visited\u00a0thus far. One such species was\u00a0Cornus amomum<\/em>.\u00a0Unfortunately, C. amomum<\/i>\u00a0<\/em>fruits only contain one seed per fruit, so it was a challenge for us to get upwards of 10,000 seeds, the minimum number of seeds we need for each collection we make. Luckily, we found a big patch of\u00a0C. amomum<\/em> along a roadside at Occoquan Bay, and we were able to collect approximately 10,000 seeds in the course of just 45 minutes. Pretty impressive. Some other collections we made included seeds of\u00a0Cakile edentula<\/em>,\u00a0Mikania scandens<\/em>, and Borrichia\u00a0frutescens<\/i>. We also found a large population of one of our favorite species (or at least one of my favorites),\u00a0Asclepias syriaca<\/em>, which we’re hoping to collect next time we’re in Virginia.<\/p>\n Cakile edentula<\/em> (American searocket) seeds<\/p><\/div>\n Asclepias syriaca<\/em> (common milkweed) is getting ready to collect. So exciting!<\/p><\/div>\n Emily showing off our collections. That’s only the ones from two weeks ago! Not including the seven we made this week. Woo!<\/p><\/div>\n So there you have it! Our collections are slowly building up. Now we just have to find time to clean and ship all the seeds between all of our traveling…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Until next time,<\/p>\n Maggie<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yes, the North Carolina Seeds of Success team\u00a0is still making\u00a0seed collections! This week, we travelled to Virginia to check out some National Wildlife Refuges on the coast. We visited four sites: Mackay Island NWR, Eastern Shore of Virginia NWR, Mason … Continue reading <\/a><\/a><\/a>