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Sunday, July 31st

Sunday, July 31st
10:15 am to 12:15 pm · 203/Savannah International Trade and Convention Center
Session WS09: Workshop: We are All Plumbers Now: Toolboxes for Building Unconventional STEM Career Pipelines
Presiding: L.K. Tuominen, Metropolitan State University
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WS09001July 31st 10:15 amWe are All Plumbers Now: Toolboxes for Building Unconventional STEM Career Pipelines
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Conference WideWorkshopTuominen, L.K.; Theiss, Kathryn.human diversity
leaky pipeline
nonacademic careers
contingent faculty
postdoctoral researchers
professional development
student mentorship

Monday, August 1st

Monday, August 1st
8:15 am to 12:00 pm · 203/Savannah International Trade and Convention Center
Session 7: Contributed Papers: Pteridological Section/AFS
Presiding: Eric Schuettpelz, Smithsonian Institution
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7001August 1st 8:15 amApomixis and reticulate evolution in Chinese Polystichum section Xiphopolystichum
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PteridologyPaperPatel, Nikisha Rashmi; Barrington, David.Apomixis
Systematics
hybridization
polyploidy
7002August 1st 8:30 amDistributions and environmental divergences of Floridian ferns
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PteridologyPaperChambers, Sally; Baiser, Benjamin; Sessa, Emily Butler.ferns
species distribution models
climate change
ecological niche modeling
7003August 1st 8:45 amFlorida’s Sinkholes, and the Separation of Generations in Ferns
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PteridologyPaperPinson, Jerald; Chambers, Sally; Sessa, Emily Butler.fern
Independent gametophyte
Florida
Sinkholes
Solution holes
alternation of generations
separation of generations
7004August 1st 9:00 amA case of mistaken identity revealed as a new species of Cheilanthes s.s. (Pteridaceae)
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PteridologyPaperSosa, Karla; Windham, Michael D.; Huiet, Layne; Yatskievych, George A.; Pryer, Kathleen.Ecuador
phylogeny
artificial hybridization
morphology
7005August 1st 9:15 amA small new genus uniting surprisingly disparate cheilanthoid ferns (Pteridaceae)
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PteridologyPaperPryer, Kathleen; Windham, Michael D.; Huiet, Layne; Rothfels, Carl.morphological convergence
Cheilanthes
Hemionitis
Pellaea
7006August 1st 9:30 amPhylogenetic relationships in lycophyte genus Selaginella based on the 18S-5.8S-26S rDNA
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PteridologyPaperZhou, Xinmao; Zhang, Li-Bing.systematics and phylogeny
August 1st 9:45 amBreak
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Pteridology
7008August 1st 10:15 amEvolutionary history and population genomics of the allotetraploid lycophyte Selaginella rupincola
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PteridologyPaperJorgensen, Stacy A; Barker, Michael S.genome evolution
polyploidy
Lycophyte
RADseq
7009August 1st 10:30 amAn extinct grammitid fern genus from Dominican amber, with revision of Grammitis succinea
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PteridologyPaperSundue, Michael A; Poinar, George O..fossil
extinction
principal coordinates
morphology
7010August 1st 10:45 amCircumscription and phylogeny of the fern family Tectariaceae based on plastid and nuclear markers, with the description of two new genera: Draconopteris and Malaifilix (Tectariaceae)
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PteridologyPaperZhang, Li-Bing; Zhang, Liang; Schuettpelz, Eric; Rothfels, Carl; Zhou, Xinmao; Gao, Xin-Fen.Arthropteris
Dracoglossum
intercontinental dispersal
Lomariopsidaceae
long-branch repulsion
Nephrolepis
new genera
nuclear phylogeny
Tectaria
venation
7011August 1st 11:00 amA revison of the fern genus Pleocnemia (Dryopteridaceae)
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PteridologyPaperXu, Xiaogang; Zhang, Li-Bing.taxonomy
7012August 1st 11:15 amPhylogenetic identification of select lastreopsid ferns (Dryopteridaceae)
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PteridologyPaperNagalingum, Nathalie S.; Gardner, Jessica; Perrie, Leon.
7013August 1st 11:30 amToward a community-derived classification for lycopods and ferns
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PteridologyPaperSchuettpelz, Eric; Schneider, Harald.classification
ferns
lycopods
pteridophytes
August 1st 11:45 amDiscussion
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Pteridology

Tuesday, August 2nd

Tuesday, August 2nd
1:30 pm to 5:15 pm · 203/Savannah International Trade and Convention Center
Session 30: Contributed Papers: Biogeography I
Presiding: Brent D. Mishler, University Of California, Berkeley; Betsy Collins, George Mason University
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30001August 2nd 1:30 pmBayesian estimation of the global biogeographic history of the Solanaceae
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BiogeographyPaperDupin, Julia; Matzke, Nicholas J; Särkinen, Tiina; Knapp, Sandra; Olmstead, Richard G; Bohs, Lynn; Smith, Stacey D..BioGeoBears
directionality
long-distance dispersal
historical biogeography
Biogeographic Stochastic Mapping (BSM)
Solanaceae
30002August 2nd 1:45 pmPhylogeny and phylogeography of Symplocarpus and Lysichiton (Araceae; Orontioideae) in eastern Asia and North America
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BiogeographyPaperKim, Seon-Hee; Maki, Masayuki; Lee, Sangryong; Kim, Seung-Chul.phylogeny
Phylogeography
Araceae
Gymnostachydoideae
Orontioideae
Lysichiton
Symplocarpus
intercontinental discontinuous distribution
30003August 2nd 2:00 pmOut of the canyon: phylogenetic evidence for the biogeographic history of the iconic beavertail cactus and relatives
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BiogeographyPaperMajure, Lucas C.; Hodgson, Wendy; Judd, Walter; Williams, Norris; Neubig, Kurt Maximillian.
30004August 2nd 2:15 pmAn exception to prove the rule: Do edaphic refugia explain the unusual distribution of Dermatophyllum (Fabaceae)?
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BiogeographyPaperMoore, Michael; Drake, Ellen; Douglas, Norman; Flores Olvera, Hilda; Ochoterena, Helga.Biogeography
refugium
edaphic endemism
gypsum
Fabaceae
Dermatophyllum
Chihuahuan Desert
Mexico
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
shale
packrat midden
phylogeny
30005August 2nd 2:30 pmAfrican mountains conquered twice, followed by plastid capture and polyploidization: the intriguing history of the sweet vernal grasses (Anthoxanthum L. Poaceae; Pooideae)
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BiogeographyPaperMugizi, Tusiime Felly; Gizaw, Abel; Wondimu, Tigist; Masao, Catherine Aloyce; Abdi, Ahmed Abdikadir; Muwanika, Vincent; Travnicek, Pavel; Nemomissa, Sileshi; Popp, Magnus; Eilu, Gerald; Brochmann, Christian; Pimentel, Manuel.afro-alpine
Anthoxanthum nivale
Anthoxanthum aethiopicum
Rift Valley
Phylogeography
phylogeny
30006August 2nd 2:45 pmA Rare and A New Orchid Record for Nigeria
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BiogeographyPaperOgundipe, Oluwatoyin; Nodza, George.
30007August 2nd 3:00 pmUsing low-copy nuclear markers to study population genetics and phylogeography of Neotropical Palo Santo trees (Bursera graveolens; Burseraceae)
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BiogeographyPaperCollins, Betsy; Weeks, Andrea.Burseraceae;
low-copy nuclear markers;
microfluidic PCR-based target enrichment;
seasonally dry tropical forest
August 2nd 3:15 pmBreak
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Biogeography
30009August 2nd 3:45 pmConvergent and divergent forms of arid-adapted Citharexylum (Verbenaceae)
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BiogeographyPaperFrost, Laura; Olmstead, Richard G.Citharexylum
Neotropics
niche conservatism
niche evolution
30010August 2nd 4:00 pmPhylogeny and Evolution of Endemic Species on Ulleungdo Island, Korea: The Case of Fagus multinervis (Fagaceae)
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BiogeographyPaperOh, Sang-Hun; Youm, Jung-Won; Kim, Yong-In; Kim, Young-Dong.Ulleung Island
speciation
Plastid DNA
LEAFY
long-distance dispersal
hybridization
30011August 2nd 4:15 pmConifer diversity hotspots along a museum-to-cradle continuum
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BiogeographyPaperLeslie, Andrew; Donoghue, Michael; Mathews, Sarah; Beaulieu, Jeremy; Jetz, Walter.hotspot
conifers
phylogeny
diversification
30012August 2nd 4:30 pmPatterns of beta-diversity in the California vascular flora, comparing species-based and phylogenetic turnover measures
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BiogeographyPaperMishler, Brent D.; Thornhill, Andrew; Kling, Matthew; Freyman, William A.; Ackerly, David; Baldwin, Bruce G..California flora
Spatial phylogenetics
Biodiverse software
beta-diversity
bioregions
30013August 2nd 4:45 pmHotspots of species richness and endemism in the California flora
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BiogeographyPaperBaldwin, Bruce G.; Thornhill, Andrew; Freyman, William A.; Ackerly, David; Mishler, Brent D..biodiversity hotspots
California
species diversity
endemism
flora
species richness
30014August 2nd 5:00 pmEnvironmental niche differentiation in three diploid-polyploid complexes in southwestern Phlox (Polemoniaceae)
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BiogeographyPaperFehlberg, Shannon D; Prather, L. Alan; Ferguson, Carolyn J..Polemoniaceae
polyploidy
ecological niche modeling
niche segregation

Wednesday, August 3rd

Wednesday, August 3rd
8:00 am to 11:45 am · 203/Savannah International Trade and Convention Center
Session 36: Contributed Papers: Pollination Biology
Presiding: Justin Zweck, Saint Louis University/Missori Botanical Garden; Shawn Elizabeth Krosnick, Tennessee Tech University
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36001August 3rd 8:00 amPreliminary studies of reproductive biology in Passiflora incarnata L. (Passifloraceae) in Middle Tennessee
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Pollination BiologyPaperKrosnick, Shawn Elizabeth; Cooper, Toby.Passiflora incarnata
Passifloraceae
pollination
36002August 3rd 8:15 am
Canceled
Effect of bumble bee decline on pollination success in whorled milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)
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Pollination BiologyPaperKarron, Jeffrey David; Hallett, Allysa; Chamberlain, Evan; Mitchell, Randall.pollination
pollinator
Asclepias
pollinia
36003August 3rd 8:30 amAn enigmatic Hawaiian moth is a missing link in the adaptive radiation of Schiedea
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Pollination BiologyPaperWeller, Stephen G; Sakai, Ann K.; Campbell, Diane R.; Weisenberger, Lauren.moth pollination
pollinator effectiveness
microlepidoptera
Schiedea kaalae
Pseudoschrankia brevipalpis
36004August 3rd 8:45 am
Canceled
Effects of pollination conditions on floral longevity and display and the cost of delaying pollination in the self-compatible biennial Sabatia angularis (Gentianaceae)
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Pollination BiologyPaperSpigler, Rachel.Floral display
Floral longevity
Plasticity
Autogamy
Autonomous selfing
pollination
Corolla wilting
36005August 3rd 9:00 amPollen competition in style: is there a pollen size-number trade off in the common morning glory?
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Pollination BiologyPaperChang, Shumei.Pollen competition
Genetic variation
size-number trade off
pollen size
36006August 3rd 9:15 amMating System as a Driver of Variation in Floral Petal Number: Is There Evidence for Adaptation to Pollinators?
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Pollination BiologyPaperMickley, James; Schlichting, Carl.merosity
pentamery
floral evolution
Polemoniaceae
petal number
adaptation
subindividual variation
pentapetalous
flower petals
petal variation
August 3rd 9:30 amBreak
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Pollination Biology
36008August 3rd 10:15 amEvolution of floral traits in the evening primrose family, Onagraceae
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Pollination BiologyPaperSkogen, Krissa; Jogesh, Tania; Overson, Rick; Fant, Jeremie; Robert, Raguso.onagraceae
floral traits
Floral Organic Volatiles
floral evolution
Oenothera
pollination
hawkmoth
bee
mating system
36009August 3rd 10:30 amAN INVESTIGATION OF POLLINATION AND FLORAL FORM CHANGE IN AMORPHEAE (Fabaceae); FROM SPECIALIZATION TO GENERALIZATION
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Pollination BiologyPaperZweck, Justin; Muniz, Paige; Arduser, Mike; Bernhardt, Peter.Generalist vs. Specialist
Fabaceae
Pollination Shift
Zygomorphy
Actinomorphy
36010August 3rd 10:45 amEvaluating the effects of pollinator mediated selection on floral trait variation
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Pollination BiologyPaperDiller, Carolina; Fenster, Charlie.
36011August 3rd 11:00 amPlants that switch their sex: Implications for the synchronously dichogamous Canella winterana
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Pollination BiologyPaperGarrett, Patrick Charles; Hickey, Ryan; Moore, Richard C.; Hickey, R. James.synchronous dichogamy
pollination
Bahamas
36012August 3rd 11:15 amFlowers in Motion: Nyctinasty in Viola banksii, an Australian native
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Pollination BiologyPaperLittle, R John.Nyctinasty
Viola
Viola banksii
36013August 3rd 11:30 am
Canceled
Adding gene flow and landscape to the pollinator performance concept
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Pollination BiologyPaperCastilla, Antonio R; Rodriguez, Maria Fabiola; O'Connell, Megan; Pope, Nathaniel; Trevino, Laurel; Santos, Alonso; Jha, Shalene.long-distance dispersal
bees
Local kinship
Conspecific density
Seed abortion
Fruit set
Panama
Wednesday, August 3rd
1:30 pm to 5:15 pm · 203/Savannah International Trade and Convention Center
Session 47: Contributed Papers: Systematic Methods, Herbarium Digitization & Floristics
Presiding: Barbara Thiers, The New York Botanical Garden; Ashley Morris, Middle Tennessee State University
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47001August 3rd 1:30 pmPalynological study and its relevance to systematics and pollen allergy in ornamental plants
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SystematicsPaperZhigila, Daniel Andrawus; Akawu, Jedida Jacob; Ajiya, Cleophas Bila.Palynology
Pollinosis
Systematics
plants
Ornamental
47002August 3rd 1:45 pmDocumenting a need for community data standards and a call for a new collaborative network in plant systematics and phylogeography
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SystematicsPaperMorris, Ashley; Shaw, Joey; Germain-Aubrey, Charlotte; Beck, James Benjamin.Phylogeography
Systematics
southeastern US
taxonomy
regional network
47003August 3rd 2:00 pmThe WTU Foray: 20 years of building collections, resources, and a botanical community around a university herbarium
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SystematicsPaperOlmstead, Richard G; Giblin, David; Legler, Ben.herbarium
community building
plant collecting
field trips
47004August 3rd 2:15 pmGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Task Force on Accelerating the Discovery of Biocollections Data
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SystematicsPaperThiers, Barbara; Paul, Deborah; Shari, Ellis.DigitizationCollections
biodiversity informatics
47005August 3rd 2:30 pmYour Invitation to Participate in the Worldwide Engagement for Digitizing Biocollections (WeDigBio) Event
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SystematicsPaperEllwood, Elizabeth; Kimberly, Paul; Guralnick, Robert; Flemons, Paul; Love, Kevin; Mast, Austin.WeDigBio
citizen science
Crowdsourcing
Notes From Nature
iDigBio
herbarium
Digitization
Transcription
Symbiota
DigiVol
Smithsonian Transcription Center
Les Herbonautes
47006August 3rd 2:45 pmBuilding Crowdsourcing Campaigns for Biocollections using Biospex
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SystematicsPaperMast, Austin; Riccardi, Greg; Bruhn, Robert; Ellwood, Elizabeth.Biospex
iDigBio
WeDigBio
citizen science
Crowdsourcing
Notes From Nature
biodiversity informatics
Herbaria
WeDigFLPlants
47007August 3rd 3:00 pmUpdating the Orchid Flora of Eastern North America: Revising Gleason & Cronquist
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SystematicsPaperPace, Matthew Charles.Orchidaceae
Floristics
North America
Spiranthes
Platanthera
August 3rd 3:15 pmBreak
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Systematics
47009August 3rd 3:45 pmNYBG Contributions to World Flora Online: Digitization of the Flora Neotropica Monographs and Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden
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SystematicsPaperZimmerman, Charles J.; Tulig, Melissa.World Flora Online
Flora Neotropica
Digital Monographs
New York Botanical Garden
taxonomy
Field Photographs
Taxonomic descriptions
conservation
47010August 3rd 4:00 pmThe Marshall University Herbarium: A model for engaging student curators in small herbarium digitization efforts
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SystematicsPaperGillespie, Emily Laura.herbarium
Digitization
SERNEC-TCN
Students
47011August 3rd 4:15 pmTwo Birds with One Stone: Using Excel and Mail Merge to Create Herbarium Specimen Labels in Word and Populate a Specify Database
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SystematicsPaperLowe, Phillip D.; Carter, J. Richard.collections
database
labels
Specify 6
47012August 3rd 4:30 pmA Deeper Understanding of Collection Scope Through a Rapid Collection Inventory
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SystematicsPaperRehman, Tiana F.; Best, Jason H.; Fritsch, Peter W.herbarium
Collections Management
Inventory
47013August 3rd 4:45 pmSERNEC: a regional herbarium network; history, progress and challenges
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SystematicsPaperMurrell, Zack E..herbarium
cyberinfrastructure
Digitization
47014August 3rd 5:00 pmFlora of the San Jose Hills
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SystematicsPaperBerbeo, Asseneth; Bobich, Edward.flora
Floristics
California flora
San Jose Hills
Los Angeles County

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