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Showy milkweed establishment by seed, rhizome, and transplants in California’s Central Valley

Valerie Bullard, Jessa Kay Cruz, Margaret Smither-Kopperl and Derek Tilley
Native Plants Journal, August 2024, 25 (1) 4-14; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.25.1.4
Valerie Bullard
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA NRCS Nevada County, 113 Presley Way, Suite 1, Grass Valley, CA 95949
Roles: Soil Conservationist
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Jessa Kay Cruz
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, 1029 H St, Suite 408, Sacramento, CA 95814
Roles: Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist
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Margaret Smither-Kopperl
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Lockeford Plant Materials Center, PO Box 68, Lockeford, CA 95237
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Derek Tilley
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, PO Box 296, Aberdeen, ID 83210
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