Hi Everyone-
Just wanted to let you know there is a discussion CAFÉ BOTANIQUE on April 15th. If you are interested in plant art, please consider going! It will be very informative. It will be from 6:30 to 8pm in the Denver Botanic Gardens- Gates Hall.
Have a great weekend!
This is the current Art and Illustration Program:
Effective pollinators in a rare
and endemic Colorado Penstemon
Carol English, Colorado Natural Areas Program (CNAP)
Degener’s Beardtongue (Penstemon degnerii), a rare Colorado endemic forb sets fruit using a combination of outcrossing affected by bees and a small amount of self-pollination in the absence of bees. Effective pollinators were determined by linking visitor frequency, behavior and body pollen in 2007 and 2008. This study demonstrates the importance of observing and understanding long term plant and pollinator interactions in both space and time when attempting to manage rare endemic species.
Carol English worked for several years as a naturalist and interpretive specialist for Jefferson County Open Space. While working as a naturalist, she became increasingly interested in the relationship between native plants and pollinators. Subsequently she completed her master degree in biology with Dr. Leo Bruederle at University Colorado Denver in 2008. Her research included detailed field and laboratory work over several years to determine the effective pollinators for the rare Colorado endemic, Penstemon degeneri.
Café Botanique is a part of the Botanical Art and Illustration Program and is open to everybody. The 30-40 minute talk starts at 6:30 p.m. and is followed by a discussion. There is no admission fee and pre-registration is not required. This lecture offers one elective credit hour in the BI-program.
Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Botanical Art & Illustration Programs Manager
Denver Botanic Gardens
909 York Street
Denver, CO 80206
720-865-3653 Phone
720-865-3723 Fax
mervihj@botanicgardens.org
www.botanicalillustration.blogspot.com
www.botanicgardens.org
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