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  2. Year: 2017
  3. Month: November

Month: November 2017

Valuable potato specimens transferred to Wisconsin State Herbarium

Posted on November 29, 2017

A large collection of potato specimens have been transferred from the U.S. Potato Genebank in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, to the Wisconsin State Herbarium at UW–Madison, which has 1.3 million specimens.

Gotta Catch ‘Em All: UW researchers developing plant identification app

Posted on November 3, 2017

Imagine you are walking down a trail or a sidewalk when you come across a gorgeous flower. It’s so pretty that you want to remember what it is for later, maybe to plant in your home garden or show …

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