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Volume 06 (1992 – 1993)

July 5, 2018 By

V 6, No. 1, Fall 1992 – Angela Evenden reports “Thirteen New Research Natural Areas add 9499 Acres to Northern Region RNA System”; “That’s Why They Call it Fall” by Peter Lesica tells why trees shed their leaves and what determines when they do it; “West Boulder: Wetlands to Limestone Cliffs,” by Linda Iverson documents a June 6 Field Trip with species discussions; and the issue includes a small publication note on a new book: The Propagation of Alpine Plants and Dwarf Bulbs, by Brian Halliwell.

V 6, No. 2, Winter 1993 – Bonnie Heidel includes a plea for specimens of Montana native plants not documented since 1940 or earlier in, “Wanted: Alive”; and Peter Lesica discusses the uncertainties and roles of phytochromes and vernalization in, “When to Bloom”.

V 6, No. 3, Spring 1993 – “Type Localities and the Botanical Exploration of Montana,” by Peter Lesica relates the discovery of species new to science to the selection of a representative plant and location – the type; “Update on the Status of Howelia aquatilis documents the sometimes interesting interaction between botany and bureaucracy; another bulletin documents “The Value of Old Growth Forests”; the first iteration of the “Montana Native Plant Society Guidelines for Collection [of] Native Plants 0-1993” appeared; in “Rediscovering Lost Species,” Judy Hoy discusses Wally Albert’s discovery in the greater Missoula area of several species not documented as having been seen for many years in Montana; and Bonnie Heidel says to, “Strike that Sedge” in a short note relating to the confusions and distinctions between Carex rostrata and C. utriculata.

V 6, No. 4, Summer 1993 – “Orobanche corymbosa, a ‘Low Profile’ Montana Native,” by Judy Hoy reports the sighting of several populations in Ravalli and Deer Lodge Counties; Richard Prodgers shows how to measure some community dynamics in, “People Change – So Do Plant Communities”; “Harvesting of Pacific Yew No Longer Needed for Cancer Drug”; and “Conserving Rare Plants: The Forest Service and Center for Plant Conservation Join Forces”.

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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