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Volume 02 (1988 – 1989)

July 5, 2018 By

V 2, No. 1, Fall 1988 – Steve Shelly and Lisa Schassberger profile one of Montana’s Rare and Endangered Plants, Arabis fecunda, Sapphire Rockcress; in “Symbiosis: Plants and Their Fungal Partners” Frank Dugan outlines the importance of micorrhizal and other fungal interactions with plants; Jeanne Pfeiffer reports about, “Wildflowers Sought for use in Low-Cost, Low-Care Landscaping;” and a memoriam for revered naturalist, Larry Thompson.

V 2, No. 2, Winter 1989 – In “Timberline: What, Where, Who, and Why,” Sue Trull reviews the characteristics and causes of the timberline phenomenon with species examples and references; in the series, Profile: Montana’s Native Plants, an article on “Miner’s Lettuce, Montia (Claytonia) perfoliata” is reprinted from the Washington Native Plant Society newsletter; “Nettles… Better than Spinach ever thought of Being” is a recipe for this edible wild plant reprinted from D.R. Kirk’s book on edible wild plants; Dee Strickler gives directions to one location for Kelseya uniflora within easy walking distance of a road; and “Wildflower Conservation Guidelines,” is reprinted from The Columbine.

V 2, No. 3, Spring 1989 – “Montana’s Microflora: Diatoms” by Loren L. Bahls tells about frustules and other diatomaceous facts and includes references; Charlotte Heron issues a “Purple Loosestrife Alert” with references; Anne Banks tells the etymology of “Valley of the Flowers”; and in “Bitterroots Babied,” Kim Williams relates some tips on the cultivation of Montana’s floral emblem.

V 2, No. 4, Summer 1989 – “Paintbrushes are Beautiful Bandits” by Peter Lesica nicely describes Castelleja spp. and includes references; a collections report on Goodyera repens documented by Wayne Phillips from the Little Belt Mountains; “After Forest Wildfire, then what?… Masses of Flowers!” by Peter Stickney is reprinted from the newsletter of the UM Wilderness Studies and Information Center; in “Imminence of Extinction within the Next Ten Years” Virginia Vincent introduces the Center for Plant Conservation and concerns about pending extinctions at the end of the 20th century; and a field trip report by Kathy Ahlenslager discusses Lomatium spp. on Mount Sentinel.

KELSEYA, the MNPS newsletter,

is published four times a year and is included with your membership.
 Kelseya contains timely articles about Montana plants and their communities, listings of chapter and state meetings and field trips, and updates on native plant issues.

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including becoming a member or chapter policies or programs, contact our Vice-President, Ryan Quire.




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