{"id":90427,"date":"2024-10-21T10:03:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T17:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=90427"},"modified":"2024-10-21T10:03:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T17:03:23","slug":"autumn-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=90427","title":{"rendered":"Autumn Seeds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With my season nearing an end, my co-intern and I are putting the final touches on processing our seed collections from the past month. Although we still have a few more populations to visit, we successfully collected seeds from seven of our high-priority species across 25 sites. These include Achillea millefolium, Bromus carinatus, Elymus elymoides, and Eriogonum umbellatum<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also had the chance to collect seed from two unique species. The first was the Washoe tall rockcress (Arabis rectissima var. simulans<\/em>), a critically endangered member of the family Brassicaceae. The location for this population is slated for parking lot construction as part of a bike trail along the east side of the lake, so we received permission to perform a salvage collection which will be used to seed the surrounding forests. We collected at least 62 grams of seed for this species, despite their incredibly small size (1-2 mm each).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Seed from Washoe tall rockcress<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tahoe yellow cress (Rorippa subumbellata<\/em>) was the other unique species. This Brassicaceae only grows on the shores of Lake Tahoe, and a lot of effort has gone into its conservation. We recently visited two populations in hopes of collecting its pods, but the majority were still maturing. We plan to return a week from now, when the seeds will most likely be ready. One consideration we had to make was avoiding its look-alike, the curvepod yellowcress (Rorippa curvisiliqua<\/em>). Fortunately, the fruits of the two species look very different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tahoe yellow cress and its silicles (Steve Matson, Observation of Rorippa subumbellata — Calflora<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Curvepod yellowcress and its siliques<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Using seed collected from previous years and purchased from a local native seed vendor, we are in the process of putting together seed bags to be used for revegetation at Incline Lake. This is a manmade lake from the early 1900s that was a popular resort and vacation spot and is now being restored to its original meadow habitat by LTBMU. Each seed bag will cover a quarter acre and includes specific weights of seed from seven different species. Soon, we will use these bags to continue previous years’ work in seeding restored landscapes at Incline Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1.12 lbs of Lupinus arbustus<\/em> for 1\/4 acre<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Completed seed bag with rice hulls as the matrix<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

As always, I take the opportunity to appreciate the beauty of the area, especially when I get to climb up high for a bird’s-eye view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View westward to Skunk Harbor<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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