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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">My name is Desiree Yanes and I am a vegetation monitoring technician at NYC Parks. We are currently working on a conservation action plan for
<i>Cirsium horridulum</i> var. <i>horridulum</i> and we are in need of some information that is not currently available. Could you please send the message below?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">I am looking for information on propagating Cirsium species, specifically
<i>Cirsium horridulum</i> var. <i>horridulum.</i> We are working on a conservation project for this species and do not currently have a propagation protocol. If anyone has information that would be helpful in the propagation of this species, please contact
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#6CBE46">Desiree Yanes</span></b><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#58595B">Vegetation Monitoring Technician<br>
Forestry, Horticulture & Natural Resources</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>NYC Parks</b></span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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1234 Fifth Avenue<br>
New York, NY 10029<br>
<a href="http://www.nycgovparks.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">nyc.gov/parks</span></a></span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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