The CSSA supported interns working with Frank Reichenbacher and the Alamocito Foundation to resurvey drought-threatened populations of the Tumamoc globeberry.
Pistillate flower showing characteristic swollen inferior ovary
The grant report for this project, can be found here.
The CSSA funded a grant for the hiring of intern(s) by Frank Reichenbacher and the Alamocito Foundation to resurvey the Arizona Tumamoc globeberry Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber family) populations. This project followed up on the work that has been done for many years monitoring three populations of Tumamoc Globeberry in the Tucson area, which indicated a steep, drought-related decline in populations.
Locations of the three monitored Tumamoca macdougalii populations
For additional information about this study, see Calescent drought, fortuitous climates and decline of a Sonoran Desert cucurbitaceous vine – linked below
Haseltonia 31:57-79.2024
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