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Three Noteworthy Vascular Plant Records from Alabama 

Schotz, Alfred (2025-09-17)
Three vascular plant taxa are documented as new or noteworthy to the flora of Alabama. Astragalus obcordatus, previously unknown from the state, is here substantiated for the first time from Alabama based on a collection ...

The Vascular Flora of the Red Hills Forever Wild Tract, Monroe County, Alabama 

Barger, T. Wayne; Holt, Brian D. (2025-09-17)
The Red Hills Forever Wild Tract (RHFWT) is a 1785 ha property that was acquired in two purchases by the State of Alabama Forever Wild Program in February and September 2010. The RHFWT is characterized by undulating terrain ...

Validation of nrDNA ITS as a DNA barcode for Marshallia (Asteraceae) 

Hansen, Curtis J; Goertzen, Leslie R. (2025-09-17)
We examine the utility of nrDNA ITS as a barcode marker in the southeastern endemic wildflower genus Marshallia, sequencing multiple individuals of all species. With the exception of the putative hybrid M. mohrii, all ...

Vascular Plant Flora of the Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center, Alabama 

Hansen, Curtis J; Pancake, Dale C.; Goertzen, Leslie R. (2025-09-17)
A survey of the vascular plant flora was conducted at the Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center in south-central Alabama. Over 2000 vascular plant specimens were collected from the 2144 ha site comprising 152 families, ...

Sequencing and characterization of the Del/Tekay chromovirus family in Marshallia obovata (Asteraceae) 

Hall, Nathan D.; Goertzen, Leslie R. (2025-09-11)
Low coverage DNA sequencing data coupled with improved assembly methods are providing new insight into the repetitive fraction of the genomes of non-model organisms. In this study we explore the potential of these new ...

Arachniodes simplicior Newly Reported From Lee County, Alabama, U.S.A. 

Hansen, Curtis J; 0000-0002-3660-0548 (2025-09-10)
The fern species Arachniodes simplicior (Makino) Ohwi (Dryopteridaceae) is documented for the first time from Lee County, Alabama, U.S.A. The habitat where it was found is consistent with other known localities of this ...

A New Name for a Hybrid Bog Clubmoss from the Southeastern United States 

Spaulding, Daniel D. (2025-09-09)
A previously unnamed hybrid between Lycopodiella alopecuroides (L.) Cranfill and L. prostrata (R.M. Harper) Cranfill is formally described as L. × shortii D.D. Spaulding. The specific epithet honors pteridologist John W. ...