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Seed collection and processing of wildland showy milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)

Derek Tilley and Jessa Kay Cruz
Native Plants Journal, September 2019, 20 (3) 271-278; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.20.3.271
Derek Tilley
, Plant Materials Center Manager, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, PO Box 296, Aberdeen, ID 83210,
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Jessa Kay Cruz
, Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist, The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, 1029 H Street, Suite 408, Sacramento, CA 95814,
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