{"id":88771,"date":"2024-08-06T15:00:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T22:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=88771"},"modified":"2024-08-06T15:00:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T22:00:37","slug":"fun-seed-collection-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=88771","title":{"rendered":"Fun Seed Collection Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Now that I am well settled in my forest and becoming more experienced with the botanical landscape of the region, my co-intern and I have begun conducting more in-depth scouting of target species for seed collection. Although I get nervous hearing that interns at other forests have already been collecting seed, LTBMU seems to be unique in that a lot of its native plants will begin seeding within the next month or two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One species that I have been seeing a lot is Anderson’s thistle (Cirsium vulgare<\/em>). This Asteraceae member has bright pink flowers and is mildly spiny. It also grows from one to a few stems, whereas the invasive bull thistle (Cirsium vulgaris<\/em>) is generally much more highly branched. The majority of the populations I have seen are in the process of flowering, with only a few individuals in each beginning to seed. Interestingly, some of the largest populations I have visited are growing in an area burned by the Caldore Fire in 2021, which was among the largest known in California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anderson’s thistle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Caldor Fire line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A target species that has become one of my favorites is Eriogonum wrightii<\/em>. This low growing, silver-leafed member of the family Polygonaceae likes dry and rocky areas. Its small white flowers and small, matting habit make it, in my opinion, a very adorable plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eriogonum wrightii<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Eriogonum wrightii<\/em> flowers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Other collection plants we have scouted include squirreltail (Elymus elymoides<\/em>), spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium<\/em>), Brewer’s lupine (Lupinus breweri<\/em>), and heart-leaf milkweed (Ascelpias cordifolia<\/em>, which showed signs of possible monarch butterfly herbivory). Besides that, I have been enjoying the amazing views whenever I get the chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trail on the way to Grass Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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