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[Re]-Discovery of the Rare Saints’ Daisy Flower on Santa Cruz Island
By Joanne A Calitri   |   October 1, 2024

The Nature Conservancy contacted me about a “re-discovery” of a rare and endangered lavender daisy on Santa Cruz Island, called Saints’ Daisy, last seen there 59 years ago. The discovery was by Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s [SBBG] Rare Plant Field Program Manager Sean Carson, who, with his colleague John Knapp, Senior Island Scientist for The […]