Survey of Geophytic Plant Collections

The International Bulb Society established a Committee on Rescue and Conservation. One of our projects was to build a database of geophytic plants in cultivation. We wanted to enlist the cooperation of related societies, of their committees for conservation or preservation, and in particular of their members who have collections of rare and unusual plants. The committee no longer exists.

However, we would still appreciate your bringing this program to the attention of your own committees or members concerned with preservation, propagation, or conservation of plants. We wish to establish a data bank listing which rare or unusual geophytes are in cultivation, where they are, and how many -- especially how many genetically distinct plants -- are there. This would be for the use of the organizations and groups contributing to the effort. It may have future relevance with regard to importation of plants from outside various countries.

We are pursuing this inventory of geophytes, and would appreciate input from interested parties in other organizations, such as yours, into the design, the structure, and the execution of this inventory.

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