Ep. 318 - The Challenges of Protecting an Endemic Mint
In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2021
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
More than half of the species on the Endangered Species List are plants and yet plants receive less than 5% of all conservation funding. If we care about slowing or reversing biodiversity loss, we need to start prioritizing plant conservation efforts. Joining us to talk about this is plant conservationist Sara Johnson. Sara's work focuses heavily on what it takes to protect rare plants like the Florida endemic mint, Macbridea alba. Join us for an in depth look at the work that goes in to protecting rare plants from extinction. This episode was produced in part by Arek, Chellie, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Liam, Ario, Nathan, Laura, Cari, Laura, Kali, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Melody, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Cynthia, John, Ashley, Peter, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Grif, Jules, Joan, Les, Marabeth, Ali, Margaret, Southside Plants, Robert, Keiko, Bryce, Brittany, Helen, Amanda, Mikey, Rhiannon, Michelle, Kate, German, Joerg, Alejandra, Cathy, Jordan, Judy, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Dana, Chloe, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Vaibhav, Kendall, Christina, Brett, Jocelyn, Kathleen, Ethan, Kaylee, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Donica, Chris, Shamora, Alana, Laura, Alice, Sarah, Rachel, Joanna, Griff, Philip, Paul, Matthew, Clark, Bobby, Kate, Steven, Brittney, McMansion Hell, Joey, Catherine, Brandon, Hall, Vegreville Creek and Wetlands Fund, Kevin, Oliver, John, Johansson, Christina, Jared, Hannah, Katy Pye, Brandon, Gwen, Carly, Stephen, Botanical Tours, Moonwort Studios, Liba, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, doeg, Clifton, Stephanie, Benjamin, Eli, Rachael, Plant By Design, Philip, Brent, Ron, Tim, Homestead Brooklyn, Brodie, Kevin, Sophia, Mark, Rens, Bendix, Irene, Holly, Caitlin, Manuel, Jennifer, Sara, and Margie.
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| 0:35.5 | plants podcast, the official podcast of Indefenceofplants.com. What's up? This is your host, Matt. Welcome to the show. How's everyone doing this week? If you haven't already, please consider picking up a copy of my book, In Defensive Plants and Exploration Into the Wonder of Plants. There's something in there for everyone. It's not just for botany nuts. And I thank everyone that's |
| 0:54.8 | given me feedback so far. I'm really happy you're enjoying it. It's available wherever books are sold. |
| 1:01.0 | But today, I am super excited for this conversation because it's been a long time in the works, |
| 1:06.7 | and I am so inspired by her work. Joining us is Sarah Johnson. |
| 1:11.3 | You may recognize her voice. |
| 1:12.9 | She does a lot of the pre-records on the show. |
| 1:15.7 | And if you are a patron and you're listening to all of the bonus episodes I put out each month, |
| 1:20.3 | Sarah is a regular guest over there as well. |
| 1:23.0 | But today she's here to talk about her research on an amazing threatened mint species endemic to the Florida panhandle, MacBrietya Alba, or white birds in a nest. |
| 1:32.9 | It is a beautiful mint species, and it is very much tied to the long-leaf pine savannas in which it grows, and Sarah's work has ensured that this plant has a brighter future ahead of it. |
| 1:42.8 | This is also couched in a deeper discussion about |
| 1:45.6 | prioritizing plant conservation for the better of ecosystems as a whole. And I love any time you can |
| 1:50.9 | take natural history, botany, ecology, and applied conservation science to put them together |
| 1:55.5 | to help species that need it. So I don't want to steal any of her thunder without further ado. |
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