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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>On todays call, speakers discussed the need for information on a wide variety of plant attributes. This type of information can be found in the <a href="http://www.nativerevegetation.org/era/">Ecoregional Revegetation Application</a> (ERA), which we brought to your attention in an e mail yesterday. The list of plant species attributes displayed is below. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The ERA may contain solutions for many of the problems and data gaps identified in today’s call. The ERA is in being reviewed for local accuracy by botanists in natural heritage programs, native plant societies, botanic gardens and elsewhere.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I attach an updated information sheet on the ERA. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Apologies for any duplicate postings of this e mail. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Plant Attributes Included in the ERA dataset<o:p></o:p></b></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Plant Type<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Active Growth Period<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=16><p class='MsoNormal'> </td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Scientific Name<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Hedge Tolerance<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=16><p class='MsoNormal'> </td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Common Name<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Resprout Ability<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=16><p class='MsoNormal'> </td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Plant Family<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Drought Tolerance<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=16><p class='MsoNormal'> </td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>USDA Symbol<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Fire Tolerance<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=16><p class='MsoNormal'> </td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Native Status<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Palatability (Browsing/Grazing)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=16><p class='MsoNormal'> </td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Distribution in USA<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Propagation<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=16><p class='MsoNormal'> </td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Workhorse<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Commercially Available<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=16><p class='MsoNormal'> </td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Flower Color<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Pollinator Value<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=16><p class='MsoNormal'> </td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Showy<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Benefits To Pollinators<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=16><p class='MsoNormal'> </td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Flowering Months<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Pollinators<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=16><p class='MsoNormal'> </td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Height (feet)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Native Bees (except Bombus)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=16><p class='MsoNormal'> </td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Lifespan<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Bombus<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=16 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:11.8pt;border:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Growth Form<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Honey Bees<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=16><p class='MsoNormal'> </td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Shape and Orientation<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Beetles, Wasps, Flies<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=16><p class='MsoNormal'> </td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Fall Conspicuous<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Moths<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=16 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:11.8pt;border:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Leaf Retention<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Butterflies<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=16 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:11.8pt;border:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Sun Exposure<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Monarchs<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=16 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:11.8pt;border:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Soil Moisture<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Nesting and Structure (Bees)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=16><p class='MsoNormal'> </td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Moisture Use<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Larval Host (Monarch)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=16><p class='MsoNormal'> </td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Soil Texture<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Larval Host (Butterfly)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=16><p class='MsoNormal'> </td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Salt Tolerance<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Larval Host (Moth)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=16><p class='MsoNormal'> </td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>pH (Range)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Larval Species (Lepidoptera)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=16><p class='MsoNormal'> </td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Fertility Requirement<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Hummingbirds<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=16><p class='MsoNormal'> </td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Growth Rate<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Bats<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=16 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:11.8pt;border:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:14.6pt'><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'></td><td width=230 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:2.4in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:106%'><span style='color:black'>Wind<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=16 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:11.8pt;border:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.6pt'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Emily Roberson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 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