1:45 PM Gerhardt, Fritz^*,1, Collinge, Sharon¹, ¹ University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado Causes of rarity in the vernal pool endemic Lasthenia conjugens (Asteraceae).

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2:00 PM Dodge, Gary^{*,1, 2}, Inouye, David^{1, 2}, Louda, Svata^{2, 3}, ¹ University of Maryland, College Park, MD² Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Crested Butte, CO³ University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Non-target effects of biocontrol releases on native Colorado thistle species.

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2:15 PM Fertig, Walter^{*,1, 2}, Thurston, Robert², Reiners, William², ¹ Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Kanab, UT, USA² University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY Modeling the potential distribution of rare plants in Wyoming.

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2:30 PM TBA.

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3:00 PM McGraw, James^*,1, Furedi, Mary Ann¹, ¹ West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV Demography of central populations of American ginseng.

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3:15 PM Sanders, Suzanne^*,1, McGraw, James¹, ¹ West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA Does breeding system contribute to the rarity of Hydrastis canadensis?

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3:30 PM Starnes, John^*,1, Hewitt, Jennifer², Webber, Michele^{1, 2}, Meier, Albert¹, Cruzan, Mitchell³, ¹ Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY² Mammoth Cave National Park, Mammoth Cave, KY³ Portland State University, Portland, OR Response of Eggert's sunflower (Helianthus eggertii) to disturbance at Mammoth Cave and Coffee County.

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