Ep. 374 - A Milkweed on the Brink

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In Defense of Plants

Botany, Natural Sciences, Ecology, Nature, Plants, Science

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🗓️ 19 June 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

As far as milkweeds are concerned, Mead's milkweed (Asclepias meadii) doesn't grab a lot of headlines. That is a shame because it is a milkweed in desperate need of conservation attention. Its preferred habitat is unplowed, remnant prairies and those are growing increasingly rare as well. However, my guest on this episode has made great strides with her colleagues in our understanding of Mead's milkweed conservation needs. Join me and Dr. Christy Edwards as we explore the in's and out's of Mead's milkweed conservation. This episode was produced in part by Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the Indefensive Plants Podcast, the official podcast of IndefensivePlants.com.
0:05.3	What's up this is your host Matt, welcome to the show. How is everyone doing this week?
0:10.0	I'm doing great because we're talking about a wonderful little milkweed that desperately
0:14.2	needs some conservation attention and that is why my guest is here today. We are talking about
0:18.7	Mead's Milkweed with Dr. Christine Edwards of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Mead's Milkweed is
0:24.7	growing increasingly rare on the landscape. It loves pristine remnant prairies and as you've heard
0:29.5	in previous episodes, those are harder and harder to come by these days. But thanks to people
0:34.4	like Dr. Edwards, we have a better idea of what is needed to conserve the species to keep it on
0:39.2	the landscape for generations to come. I don't want to spoil any of our thunder, so let's just
0:43.6	jump right into it without further ado. Here's my conversation with Dr. Christine Edwards. I hope
0:48.1	you enjoy.
1:02.8	All right, Dr. Christine Edwards, welcome to the podcast. I am so excited to talk with you today,
1:07.8	but first let's start off with an introduction. Tell everyone a little bit about who you are and
1:11.6	what it is you do. Hi, I'm Christine Edwards. I am the Steven and Camilla Brower Conservation
1:18.7	Geneticist at the Missouri Botanical Garden. And yeah, and I run the Conservation Genetics program
1:24.1	here. Excellent. I am a huge fan of the work that you do and I'm again, the topic we're talking
1:29.0	about today is near and dear to my heart, but where did this all begin for you? I mean, were you
1:33.6	interested in nature as a kid? Were you more of the molecular side like genetics and really wanted
1:38.5	to just find a system to fit that into? How did it all kind of unfold for you?
1:43.3	So I definitely came to this field as more of a nature lever.
1:48.9	You know, and so for example, my mom had a green thumb when I was growing up. And so she would,
1:54.5	she was actually when I was a kid, she was taking like a landscape architecture course.
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