Scientific Note: The Role of Pre-stratification Dry Storage Time in Germination Success of an Imperiled, Southern Appalachian Endemic, Houstonia montana (Rubiaceae)
Houstonia montana Small (Rubiaceae) is a federally-listed herbaceous perennial known only from 16 populations across the rock outcrops and grassy balds of North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Species recovery objectives include augmentation and/or (re)introduction into suitable habitat and the establishment of a long-term conservation collection. However, before any action involving germ- plasm storage or plant […]