Well, my progress on cataloging all species of native plants on campus has been slow of late, but the list is over 80 plants long now! We truly do have a special and extensive collection! I’ve been collecting seed and cuttings from wherever I find desirable additions, as well as talking with local naturalists to flesh out our collections. We’re slowly getting permanent labels on key examples of the perennial species, and the database, linked to images and indicating approximately where these plants are to be found in the garden is a work in progress, but maybe someday it will come in handy as our garden becomes recognized as the significant teaching tool and bio-island in the city that it is! I’ve found Calflora (http://www.calflora.org/) to be very useful, along with CNPLX (http://www.cnplx.info/index.html
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