Native Plant Society Meeting

Tuesday, October 20, 7pm via Zoom Michelle Cloud-Hughes: ‘The horror of man and beast’: a relatively painless introduction to the Cylindropuntia (chollas) of Arizona Arizona has the highest diversity of Cylindropuntia (cholla) species in the U.S., however their prickly nature, generally similar appearance can make proper identification a challenge. In this presentation, I will provide a general overview of the cactus genus Cylindropuntia (chollas) and in-depth descriptions for the cholla species of Arizona. I will also discuss the most common naturally-occurring hybrids, along with recent genetic research and taxonomic changes. Michelle Cloud-Hughes is a botanist and restoration ecologist specializing in desert flora and ecosystems. She worked for the Soil Ecology and Restoration Group at San Diego State University from 1997 to 2013 and spent most of those years doing restoration work in the central Mojave Desert at Fort Irwin National Training Center. In 2010 she started her company, Desert Solitaire Botany and Ecological Restoration, and since then has been involved in many rare plant surveys and other botanical and restoration projects throughout the southwestern U.S and Mexico. She has been doing morphometric and genetic research on Cylindropuntia with Dr. Marc Baker of Arizona State University for over 10 years and loves sharing the results of that research at every opportunity. This presentation will be pre-recorded, and I will be available for questions both during and after in the chat rooms. Zoom Link: Kirstin Phillips is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: AZNPS Talk: Michelle Cloud-Hughes: ‘The horror of man and beast’: a relatively painless introduction to the Cylindropuntia (chollas) of Arizona Time: Oct 20, 2020 07:00 PM Arizona Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81469581642?pwd=MmRiYXR0MnlWSTFGaTRwdXVQeXBqUT09 Meeting ID: 814 6958 1642 Passcode: 182294 One tap mobile +12532158782,,81469581642#,,,,,,0#,,182294# US (Tacoma) +13462487799,,81469581642#,,,,,,0#,,182294# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meeting ID: 814 6958 1642 Passcode: 182294 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdNy1GiTrn