In this free program, veteran plant explorer Michael Dosmann from the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University will use examples from his own expeditions in Asia and North America to compare and contrast the historic and modern plant hunter. He places these endeavors in the context of scholarship, global change, preservation of rarities, and the search for improved garden plants.

Tales from the Plant Explorer: Collecting Plants for Conservation and the Pursuit of Knowledge

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