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In a rocky corner of Minnesota, botanists race to save imperiled cactus

In a rocky corner of Minnesota, botanists race to save imperiled cactus
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Rare and threatened Minnesota cactus species could be saved with relocation effort

Copy shortlink: For centuries, the wild grasslands and valleys of Minnesota were dotted with a type of cactus, spiky and round, that blooms every spring. It grows about ankle high, roughly the size of a softball, and sprouts a violet or hot pink/fuchsia flower with a golden center. It survives almost exclusively on top of granite, growing on the large stones and outcroppings that jut out of the state s scattered prairies and wetlands. Now, arborists warn, it needs saving quickly. The threatened species has lost all but two of its largest populations in the state. Both of those surviving clusters of cactuses, unfortunately, are in active granite quarries, said David Remucal, curator of endangered plants for the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.

United statesUniversity of minnesotaGreg stanleyScott simmonsDavid remucalBig stone national wildlife refugeUniversity of minnesota landscape arboretumNatural resources trust fundMinnesota landscapeTwin citiesRocky mountainஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில்பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் மினசோட்டாகிரெக் ஸ்டான்லிஸ்காட் சிம்மன்ஸ்பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் மினசோட்டா இயற்கை ஆர்போரிடம்

Rare, threatened Minn cactus species could be saved

Rare, threatened Minn. cactus species could be saved Greg Stanley, Star Tribune © Star Tribune/Star Tribune/LEILA NAVIDI leila.navidi@startribune.com/Star Tribune/TNS A ball cactus plant at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. For centuries, the wild grasslands and valleys of Minnesota were dotted with a type of cactus, spiky and round, that blooms every spring. It grows about ankle high, roughly the size of a softball, and sprouts a violet or hot pink/fuchsia flower with a golden center. It survives almost exclusively on top of granite, growing on the large stones and outcroppings that jut out of the state s scattered prairies and wetlands.

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