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Delineation of provisional seed zones for native plants

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Transfer Guideline: Tool

Native Plants<br />Tree<br />Shrub<br />Grass<br />Forb<br />USA<br />2000<br />Seed Zone Map

Deploying vigorous, well adapted, and ecologically appropriate plant materials is a core component of a successful restoration project. The key to identifying appropriate plant materials (e.g. seeds) lies in understanding the genetics of adaptation through common garden studies. However, restoration practitioners often deploy plant species on the landscape for which no seed transfer guidelines have been established through genetic research So what are practitioners to do when no seed transfer guidelines have been established for a species of interest?