<div dir="ltr"><div>How I deal with Polemoniaceae (and other species that tend to readily dehisce and disperse seeds upon sensecence): Collect when the plants are still a little green and not fully senesced and dry. At that point, the seeds are mostly to fully mature, but the fruits have not yet opened, making them vulnerable to seed loss upon collection. Pull out and collect the whole plant into buckets or tubs. Try to limit the amount of soil particles getting in with the plants. Dry the plants. As the plants dry, the capsules will open and release the seeds into the tubs/buckets and they can then be separated from the rest of the plant material by sieving.</div><div><br></div><div>For those collecting <i>Ceanothus</i> and dehiscent legume (popping) fruits, this is also my preferred method versus tediously tying mesh bags around fruit clusters: When the fruits near maturity (begin to turn red/yellow/bronze and dessicate slightly), strip the fruits off of the plant, place in a shallow layer in a closed cardboard box and keep the box in a warm, dry environment. The fruits will dry and pop, flinging the seeds that then hit the walls of the box and settle to the bottom. Once all of the fruits pop, it is easy to sieve out the seeds from the rest of the plant material. <br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 10:10 AM, Stutzman, Diane <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dstutzma@blm.gov" target="_blank">dstutzma@blm.gov</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><i>Phlox longifolia </i>does indeed disappear into the grasses when it is in seed. Phlox is one of the most difficult of genera to get sizable collections for. When they are ripe, the seedpods tend to drop from the plants with the slightest jar and roll into the grass or rocks.<div><br></div><div>My only suggestions would be to mark the locations on the ground with flagging of some sort when the plants are blooming, and revisit the sites frequently. Just having a GPS location isn't enough. </div><div><br></div><div>Not sure of the phenology where you are, but they are already in seed and mostly dispersed in eastern Washington.<br><div><br></div><div>Diane</div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">******************************************<div>Diane Stutzman<div>GeoBOB Regional Data Coordinator</div><div>1103 N. Fancher </div><div>Spokane, WA 99212</div><div>(509)536-1250</div><div>*******************************************</div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 9:09 AM, Vi Nguyen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:vidbnguyen@gmail.com" target="_blank">vidbnguyen@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>We're hoping to collect Phlox longifolia this season, but have heard from a previous SOS intern that her Phloxes tended to up and disappear without warning. Has anyone had any experience with collecting Phlox, or perhaps related species in the Polemoniaceae? Any tips?</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you!!
</div><span><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Vi Nguyen</div><div>Prineville BLM SOS Intern</div></font></span></div>
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