Forwarded message; please reply to Jeromy Biazzo [EMAIL PROTECTED], not me. >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 1:00 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Native seeds for USDA biological control program > I am a biologist with the USDA-ARS in Ithaca, New York. My supervisor, Dr. Lindsey Milbrath and I are developing a biological control program for the exotic invasive swallow-worts, Vincetoxicum rossicum and V. nigrum. In preparation for assessing the host range of potential arthropod control agents for the swallow-worts, we are accumulating related plant species (nearly 60 species is our goal). I have included the list of specific species relevant to our current efforts. We are willing to accept all forms of live plant tissue whether it be whole plants, vegetative cuttings for propagation or recently collected seed. Your assistance is greatly appreciated to any extent you can offer. Perhaps there are seed purveyors and or colleagues that come to mind that you might refer us to? Apocynaceae Asclepias meadii Torr. ex Gray Mead's milkweed Asclepias viridiflora Raf. green milkweed Asclepias welshii N.& P. Holmgren Welsh's milkweed Cynanchum racemosum (Jacq.) Jacq. Talayote Matelea gonocarpos (Walt.) Shinners angularfruit milkvine Matelea obliqua (Jacq.) Woods. climbing milkvine Funastrum angustifolium (Pers.) Liede and Meve gulf coast swallow-wort
Metastelma barbigerum Scheele bearded swallow-wort Metastelma palmeri S. Watson MacCart's swallow-wort Marsdenia edulis Wats. Periploca graeca L. silkvine Trachelospermum difforme (Walt.) climbing dogbane Cycladenia humilis Benth. Sacramento waxydogbane Gentianaceae Bartonia virginica (L.) B.S.P. yellow screwstem, Virginia bartonia Centaurium erythraea Rafn European centaury Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small agueweed Loganiaceae Mitreola petiolata (J.F. Gmel.) Torr. & Gray lax hornpod Scrophulariaceae Polypremum procumbens L. juniper leaf ************************************************ Jeromy Biazzo Biologist USDA Agricultural Research Service U.S. Plant, Soil and Nutrition Laboratory Tower Road, Ithaca, NY 14853-2901 USA Voice: (607) 254-6417 FAX: (607) 255-1132 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://www.ars.usda.gov/naa/ithaca/ppru> http://www.ars.usda.gov/naa/ithaca/ppru ************************************************