BotanyPeri Lee Pipkin
2022 The Garden Club of America Summer Scholarship in Field Botany
A Floristic Inventory of the Silver Peak Range with Examinations into Edaphic Restrictions of Rare Plants
Pipkin will conduct a floristic inventory in the Silver Peak Range of Nevada by mapping and collecting plant species. Pipkin’s findings will be certified and archived at the California Botanic Garden’s Herbarium. Soil samples will also be collected to determineif the rare and endemic plants of the region are restricted to specific soil types. Pipkin’s research will provide baseline data for conservation efforts in the region as well as an examination of edaphic restrictions.
The Garden Club of America Summer Scholarship in Field Botany
To support students' field studies and offer an opportunity to gain knowledge and experience beyond the regular course of study.
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