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TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:America/Denver MDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:129bd6c493fe0027b1b9230f5ec5ee16 CATEGORIES:Public Meetings CREATED:20200510T202511 SUMMARY:Virtual Gila Native Plant Society meeting DESCRIPTION:The Gila Native Plant Society’s first experiment with a Zoom meeting was so successful we have decided to try it again. Dr. Edwin Leuck has agreed to give a two-part presentation on cacti, one in May and one in June.\nAt the May 15 meeting, Dr. Leuck will present a talk entitled “The Cactaceae: Dive rsity of Form, Function and Habitat,” about the characteristics that make a cactus a cactus. These include bits of internal anatomy, external morpholo gy, and some physiology. He will discuss the major groups of cacti and the diversity contained within, and the economic importance of some members of the family.\nOn June 19 at 7:00 MDT, also through Zoom, his presentation on “The Cacti of New Mexico” will cover most of the native cacti present in N ew Mexico, their distributions, habitat specificities, salient (hopefully d iagnostic) characteristics, and lots of photos. Included will be 13 genera and 40+ species.\nDr. Leuck, now a resident of Silver City, is emeritus Pro fessor of Biology at Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport, Louisian a.  He taught courses in botany, plant systematics, ecology, conservation b iology, microbiology and introductory biology from 1980-2016. His interest in cacti is of long standing: his doctoral dissertation dealt with the syst ematics of the small-flowered hedgehog cacti in the genus Echinocereus. He continues to look for cacti in New Mexico, especially in the Bootheel and s outhern Gila regions, and is currently involved in a long-term study of a P eniocereus greggii (Arizona Queen of the Night) population near Rodeo, New Mexico.\nFor further information visit the programs page on our website: ht tp://www.gilanps.org/events/programs/ (http://www.gilanps.org/events/progra ms/).\nGNPS members have received emails with the link to the May 15 meetin g, but, as always, the public is welcome. If you are interested in joining in on May 15, please send a request for an invitation to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. \nSadly, the Covid-19 pandemic has made it impossible, at least in the near future, for the Gila Native Plant Society to conduct its usual summer fiel d trips, but we will post notices of where interesting plants may be found on the Field Trip page of the website (www.gilanps.org/events/field-trips/) and on the Facebook page (Gila Native Plant Society).\nThe Gila Native Pla nt Society is committed to promoting education, research and appreciation o f the native flora of the Southwest; encouraging the preservation of rare a nd endangered plant species; and supporting the use of suitable native plan ts in landscaping. For information on programs, publications and membership , please visit www.gilanps.org.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Gila Native Plant Society’s first experiment with a Zoom meeting was so successful we have decided to try it again. Dr. Edwin Leuck has agreed to give a two-part presentation on cacti, one in May and one in June.

At the May 15 meeting, Dr. Leuck will present a talk entitled “The Cactace ae: Diversity of Form, Function and Habitat,” about the characteristics tha t make a cactus a cactus. These include bits of internal anatomy, external morphology, and some physiology. He will discuss the major groups of c acti and the diversity contained within, and the economic importance of som e members of the family.

On June 19 at 7:00 MDT, also through Zo om, his presentation on “The Cacti of New Mexico” will cover most of t he native cacti present in New Mexico, their distributions, habitat specifi cities, salient (hopefully diagnostic) characteristics, and lots of photos. Included will be 13 genera and 40+ species.

Dr. Leuck, now a re sident of Silver City, is emeritus Professor of Biology at Centenary Colleg e of Louisiana in Shreveport, Louisiana.  He taught courses in botany, plant systematics, ecology, conservation biology, microbiology and introdu ctory biology from 1980-2016. His interest in cacti is of long standing: hi s doctoral dissertation dealt with the systematics of the small-flowered he dgehog cacti in the genus Echinocereus. He continues to look for cacti in New Mexico, especially in the Bootheel and southern Gila regions, and is currently involved in a long-term study of a Peniocereus greggi i (Arizona Queen of the Night) population near Rodeo, New Mexico.

< p>For further information visit the programs page on our website: htt p://www.gilanps.org/events/programs/.

GNPS members have received emails with the link to the May 15 meeting, but, as always, the public is w elcome. If you are interested in joining in on May 15, please send a reques t for an invitation to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need Java Script enabled to view it..

Sadly, the Covid-19 pandemic has made it impossible, at least in the near future, for the Gila Native Plant Society to conduct its usual summer field trips, but we will p ost notices of where interesting plants may be found on the Field Trip page of the website (www.gilanps.org/events/field-trips/) and on the Facebook p age (Gila Native Plant Society).

The Gila Native Plant Society is com mitted to promoting education, research and appreciation of the native flor a of the Southwest; encouraging the preservation of rare and endangered pla nt species; and supporting the use of suitable native plants in landscaping . For information on programs, publications and membership, please visit ww w.gilanps.org.

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