Coral Honeysuckle is a polyploid hybrid and Self-Heal improves native bee pollinator diversity! These two overlooked US native plants can replace widespread non-native species.
Learn more about these amazing native species in our latest post: endemicbio.substack.com/p/two-overlo...
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Do plants hold the key to restoring soils and the future of mining?
Explore the evolutionary origins of bioaccumulation and its potential to restore contaminated soils and revolutionize the future of metal ore mining!
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We reveal previously uncharacterized hybrids and a new lineage in the highly variable Hawaiian fern, Polypodium pellucidum w/ subspecies occupying distinct ecologies. Pictured is var vulcanicum growing as a pioneer on a lava field on the big island pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39081002/
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The rare Brewer's Spruce (Picea breweriana) growing in the Trinity mountains of northern california. This spruce species is restricted to a handful of locations in northern California and Oregon and has unique drooping branches.

🌵 Did you know that Saguaro Cactus have been migrating into higher elevations since the last ice age?
Learn how northern high-elevation populations face cooler, wetter climates compared to the warmer, arid conditions of their southern origins in our latest blog: www.endemicbio.info/post/explori...

Chilopsis linearis is a magnificent native tree found across the southwest. Hailing from a largely tropical family of trumpet flowers, Bignoniaceae, these plants provide unusually large and showy flowers in the desert and make a great ornamental.