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Saturday, June 24th

Saturday, June 24th
8:00 am to 5:00 pm · Fort Worth Ballroom 5/Omni Hotel
Session FT01: Field Trip: Ferns of North Central Texas
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June 24th 8:00 amFerns of North Central Texas
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Saturday, June 24th
8:00 am to 5:00 pm · Fort Worth Ballroom 5/Omni Hotel
Session FT02: Field Trip: Geobotany of LBJ National Grasslands
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June 24th 8:00 amGeobotany of LBJ National Grasslands
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Saturday, June 24th
8:00 am to 3:30 pm · Fort Worth Ballroom 5/Omni Hotel
Session FT03: Field Trip: Bryophytes and Lichens in North Central Texas (sponsored by ABLS)
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June 24th 8:00 amBryophytes and Lichens in North Central Texas (sponsored by ABLS)
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Saturday, June 24th
8:00 am to 3:00 pm · Fort Worth Ballroom 5/Omni Hotel
Session FT04: Field Trip: Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge and Light Catcher Winery
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June 24th 8:00 amFort Worth Nature Center and Refuge and Light Catcher Winery
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Saturday, June 24th
8:00 am to 3:00 pm · Fort Worth Ballroom 5/Omni Hotel
Session FT05: Field Trip: Tandy Hills Natural Area and Rahr & Sons Brewing Company
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June 24th 8:00 amTandy Hills Natural Area and Rahr & Sons Brewing Company
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Saturday, June 24th
9:00 am to 12:30 pm · Fort Worth Ballroom 5/Omni Hotel
Session FT06: Field Trip: Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) and Fort Worth Botanic Garden
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June 24th 9:00 amBotanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) and Fort Worth Botanic Garden
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Saturday, June 24th
9:00 am to 12:30 pm · Fort Worth Ballroom 5/Omni Hotel
Session FT07: Field Trip: Cowboys and Rangers
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June 24th 9:00 amCowboys and Rangers
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Sunday, June 25th

Sunday, June 25th
7:00 am to 9:00 am · Fort Worth Ballroom 5/Omni Hotel
Session BR02: Breakfast: Field Trip Continental Breakfast
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June 25th 7:00 amField Trip Continental Breakfast
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Sunday, June 25th
8:00 am to 10:00 am · Fort Worth Ballroom 5/Omni Hotel
Field Trip: Field Trips and Botany in Action Leave
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June 25th 8:00 amField Trips and Botany in Action Leave
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Sunday, June 25th
8:00 am to 1:00 pm · Fort Worth Ballroom 5/Omni Hotel
Session SP1: Service Project: Botany in Action Service Project
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June 25th 8:00 amNo Title
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Sunday, June 25th
9:00 am to 12:00 pm · Fort Worth Ballroom 5/Omni Hotel
Session FT08: Field Trip: A Fern Lover’s Haven: Casa Flora, a World-Leading Producer of Ferns
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June 25th 9:00 amA Fern Lover’s Haven: Casa Flora, a World-Leading Producer of Ferns
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Sunday, June 25th
9:00 am to 12:30 pm · Fort Worth Ballroom 5/Omni Hotel
Session FT09: Field Trip: Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) and Fort Worth Botanic Garden
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June 25th 9:00 amBotanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) and Fort Worth Botanic Garden
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Sunday, June 25th
5:00 pm to 6:15 pm · Fort Worth Ballroom 5/Omni Hotel
Session M13: Meeting: PLANTS Student and Mentor Orientation Meeting (by invitation only)
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June 25th 5:00 pmPLANTS Student and Mentor Orientation Meeting (by invitation only)
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Monday, June 26th

Monday, June 26th
8:00 am to 11:30 am · Fort Worth Ballroom 5/Omni Hotel
Session 2: Contributed Papers: Macroevolution
Presiding: Carrie A. Kiel, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden; Ryan Folk, University of Florida
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2001June 26th 8:00 amDynamics of niche evolution in the Saxifragales
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MacroevolutionPaperFolk, Ryan; Stubbs, Rebecca; Cellinese, Nico; Mort, Mark; Soltis, Pamela S.; Soltis, Douglas E.; Guralnick, Robert.
2002June 26th 8:15 amComparative Diversification Analyses of Hydrangeaceae and Loasaceae: The Role of Continental Dispersal in Generating Species Diversity
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MacroevolutionPaperSchenk, John J.; Jacobs, Sarah; Hufford, Larry.Adaptive radiation
BAMM
biogeography
Diversification
Ecological opportunity
Hydrangeaceae
Loasaceae
2003June 26th 8:30 amAre there angiosperms in the Jurassic?
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MacroevolutionPaperWang, Xin.angiosperms
flowers
Jurassic
origin
evolution
2004June 26th 8:45 amPalaeobotanical Redux: Revisiting the age of the Angiosperms
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MacroevolutionPaperHERENDEEN, PATRICK S; Friis, Else Marie; Pedersen, Kaj Raunsgaard; Crane, Peter.Angiosperm
Paleobotany
Mesozoic
2005June 26th 9:00 amMilkweed Defenses Revisited: Trends in Trait Evolution and Lineage Diversification
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MacroevolutionPaperFishbein, Mark; Straub, Shannon C.K.; Darby, Hayley; Boutte, Julien; Liston, Aaron.Apocynaceae
phylogenomics
plastome
Trichome
herbivory
2006June 26th 9:15 amThe winning strategy: pollinator-mediated convergent floral shape evolution in tropical legumes of the genus Erythrina
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MacroevolutionPaperBilbao, Gonzalo; Joly, Simon; Bruneau, Anne.floral evolution
pollination
Leguminosae
Geometric morphometrics
June 26th 9:30 amBreak
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Macroevolution
2008June 26th 10:15 amPolyploidy and the relationship between leaf structure and function: implications for correlated evolution of anatomy, morphology, and physiology in Brassica
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MacroevolutionPaperBaker, Robert (Rob) L.; Yarkhunova, Yulia; Vidal, Katherine; Ewers, Brent; Weinig, Cynthia.Brassica
Polyploidy
phenotypic integration
leaf anatomy
leaf morphology
leaf physiology
Hybridization
Whole Genome Duplication
2009June 26th 10:30 amIntercontinental Gradients in Plant Flavonoids: Testing the Impacts of Latitude, Environment, and Phylogeny in Ruellia (Wild Petunias: Acanthaceae)
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MacroevolutionPaperTripp, Erin A.; Zhuang, Yongbin; Schreiber, Matt; Stone, Heather; Berardi, Andrea.Anthocyanin
arid
dry
flavonoid
latitude
habitat
phylogeny
pleiotropy
2010June 26th 10:45 amThe New World 'justicioid' lineage (Acanthaceae, Lamiales): A microcosm for understanding covariation of floral traits and pollination systems in a phylogenetic context
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MacroevolutionPaperKiel, Carrie A.; McDade, Lucinda; Fisher, Amanda; Tripp, Erin A..floral evolution
Acanthaceae
micromorphology 
ddRADseq
Justicia
2011June 26th 11:00 amThe effects of genome size and polyploidy on pollen tube growth rate evolution
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MacroevolutionPaperReese, John; Williams, Joseph H..Character Evolution
Comparative Biology
Functional traits
Male Gametophyte
genome size
Polyploidy
2012June 26th 11:15 amThe Geographically Disjunct Evolution of Ronnbergia and Wittmackia (Bromeliaceae) Across Three Neotropical Biodiversity Hotspots
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MacroevolutionPaperSantoro, Julian Aguirre; Michelangeli, Fabian A.; Stevenson, Dennis.Bromeliaceae
Diversification
neotropical species
Hotspots of biodiversity
Ronnbergia
Wittmackia
Monday, June 26th
1:30 pm to 3:15 pm · Fort Worth Ballroom 5/Omni Hotel
Session 10: Contributed Papers: Comparative Genomics and Transcriptomics
Presiding: Jeremy Coate, Reed College
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10001June 26th 1:30 pmPatterns of plastome degradation in the Aeginetieae clade of Orobanchaceae mirror those in mycorrhizal heterotrophs of Orchidaceae
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Comparative Genomics/TranscriptomicsPaperRandle, Christopher P.; Yu, Wen-Bin; Morawetz, Jeffery; Barrett, Craig; dePamphilis, Claude.Orobanchaceae
plastome
parasitic plant
evolution
Aeginetieae
10002June 26th 1:45 pmTranscriptional Profiles of In Vivo Fertilized Rice Gametes (Oryza sativa L)
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Comparative Genomics/TranscriptomicsPaperRUSSELL, SCOTT D; Anderson, Sarah; Jones, Daniel; Chesnut, Joshua; Johnson, Cameron; Khanday, Imtiyaz; Sundaresan, V; Gou, Xiaoping.rice
zygote
Transcriptome
embryogenesis
10003June 26th 2:00 pmGenome Evolution and Diversification in Palms
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Comparative Genomics/TranscriptomicsPaperBarrett, Craig; Bacon, Christine; Antonelli, Alexandre; McKain, Michael.Polyploidy
Arecaceae
Monocots
commelinids
transposable element
genome size
chromosome number
ancestral state
Whole Genome Duplication
paralogous genes
10004June 26th 2:15 pmTranscriptome analysis of sexual, apomictic, and parthenogenetic genotypes in Erigeron (Asteraceae)
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Comparative Genomics/TranscriptomicsPaperVIRE, JAMES; NOYES, RICHARD DAVID.Asteraceae
Transcriptome
Bioinformatics
Erigeron
apomixis
10005June 26th 2:30 pmThe Effect of Polyploidy on Transcriptome Size and Dosage Responses in Natural and Synthetic Polyploids
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Comparative Genomics/TranscriptomicsPaperCoate, Jeremy; Doyle, Jeff.Polyploidy
Transcriptome
Gene Dosage Response
June 26th 2:45 pmBreak
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Comparative Genomics/Transcriptomics
Monday, June 26th
3:15 pm to 4:00 pm · Fort Worth Ballroom 5/Omni Hotel
Session D1: Discussion Session: BSA Publications Partnership Discussion Session
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June 26th 3:15 pmBSA Publications Partnership Discussion Session
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Tuesday, June 27th

Tuesday, June 27th
10:00 am to 12:00 pm · Fort Worth Ballroom 5/Omni Hotel
Session 24: Contributed Papers: Symbioses: Plant, Animal, and Microbe Interactions
Presiding: Madhav P. Nepal, South Dakota State University
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24001June 27th 10:00 amEffects of Prairie Restoration Management Practices on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
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Symbioses: Plant, Animal, and Microbe InteractionsPaperMartinez, Brian; Twanabasu, Bishnu; Caleb, Smith; Jhapendra, Sapkota.AMF
Mycorrhizae
Fungi
Fungus
vascular plant
arbuscular
Mycorrhiza
mycorrhizal
24002June 27th 10:15 amQuantifying induced susceptibility effects in soybean-aphid interaction
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Symbioses: Plant, Animal, and Microbe InteractionsPaperNeupane, Surendra; Nepal, Madhav P.; Ma, Qin; Mathew, Febina; Varenhorst, Adam.Induced susceptibility effect 
Soybean-Aphid interaction
gene expression
RNA seq
qPCR
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN)
24003June 27th 10:30 amHost range of an endogenous strain of Dahlia mosaic virus in members of Asteraceae
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Symbioses: Plant, Animal, and Microbe InteractionsPaperCaudle, Keri L.; Gillock, Eric.plant-virus coevolution
Asteraceae
pollen transmission
DMV-D10
24004June 27th 10:45 amCharecterization of the nectar microbiome of Asclepias Spp
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Symbioses: Plant, Animal, and Microbe InteractionsPaperCaballero, Anthony O.; Kram, Karin E.; Theiss, Kathryn.Nectar Microbiome
next generation sequencing
MG-RAST
Pollinator visitation and behavior
Non-native Asclepias species 
Native Asclepias species
24005June 27th 11:00 amThe effect of climate change and site on the above- and belowground bacterial endophytic communities of subalpine conifer seedlings
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Symbioses: Plant, Animal, and Microbe InteractionsPaperCarper, Dana; Carrell, Alyssa A.; Kueppers, Lara M.; Frank, A. Carolin.Endophytes
next generation sequencing
symbiosis
conifers
24006June 27th 11:15 amShifts in community composition, but not richness, of ectomycorrhizal fungi are driven by host identity and cover soils on mine reclamation sites
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Symbioses: Plant, Animal, and Microbe InteractionsPaperScott, Natalie; Karst, Justin; Pec, Gregory; Landhausser, Simon.Ectomycorrhizal fungi
Plant species composition
symbiosis
Soil environment
Restoration
24007June 27th 11:30 amA year in the life—a temporal examination of fungal endophyte communities in ferns
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Symbioses: Plant, Animal, and Microbe InteractionsPaperYounginger, Brett; Ballhorn, Daniel.Community Ecology
Endophytes
Ferns
Temporal Turnover
24008June 27th 11:45 amChanges in the community structure of fungi driven by habitat filtering in the aspen parkland
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Symbioses: Plant, Animal, and Microbe InteractionsPaperPec, Gregory; Stotz, Gisela; Carrigy, Alec; Cahill, James.Fungi
Community Ecology
Soil environment
Aspen parkland
Tuesday, June 27th
1:30 pm to 5:30 pm · Fort Worth Ballroom 5/Omni Hotel
Session SY4: Symposium: Geology and plant life: the growing legacy of Arthur Kruckeberg
Presiding: Alan Pepper, Texas A & M University; Natalia Ivalú Cacho, Instituto de Biología-UNAM
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SY4SUMJune 27th 1:30 pmGeology and Plant Life: the growing legacy of Arthur Kruckeberg
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Geology and Plant Life: the growing legacy of Arthur KruckebergSymposiumWillis, John; Pepper, Alan; Ivalú Cacho, Natalia; O'Dell, Ryan; Rieseberg, Loren.
June 27th 1:30 pmIntroduction
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Geology and Plant Life: the growing legacy of Arthur Kruckeberg
SY4002June 27th 1:45 pm
Canceled
The Many Green Thumbs of Arthur Kruckeberg
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Geology and Plant Life: the growing legacy of Arthur KruckebergSymposiumGage, Sarah.Washington State
Kruckeberg
conservation
Science communication
horticulture
public engagement
SY4003June 27th 1:45 pmThe life and legacy of Art Kruckeberg, all purpose botanist
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Geology and Plant Life: the growing legacy of Arthur KruckebergSymposiumOlmstead, Richard.
SY4004June 27th 2:15 pmGypsum biomineralization: a key mechanism explaining the historical assembly of gypsum plant communities worldwide?
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Geology and Plant Life: the growing legacy of Arthur KruckebergSymposiumMoore, Michael J.; Muller, Clare; Drenovsky, Rebecca; Heiden, Nathaniel; Feder, Zoë; Tiley, Helene; Douglas, Norman; Flores Olvera, Hilda; Ochoterena, Helga; Montserrat, Gabriel; Palacio, Sara.gypsum
Spain
Chihuahuan Desert
Mexico
Texas
New Mexico
biomineralization
phylogeny
Ecology
adaptation
edaphic endemism
SY4005June 27th 2:45 pmEvolutionary ecology of edaphic specialization in California Jewelflowers
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Geology and Plant Life: the growing legacy of Arthur KruckebergSymposiumIvalú Cacho, Natalia.adaptation
serpentine
Streptanthus
Thelypodieae
soil endemism
phylogeny
comparative method
June 27th 3:15 pmBreak
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Geology and Plant Life: the growing legacy of Arthur Kruckeberg
SY4007June 27th 3:45 pmStreptanthus (Brassicaceae) as a model for the study of serpentine adaptation and endemism
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Geology and Plant Life: the growing legacy of Arthur KruckebergSymposiumPepper, Alan; Hawkins, Angela; Garza, Elyssa; Ivalu, Cacho; Strauss, Sharon.Ultramafic
Caulanthus
QTL
Transcriptome
evolution
genomics
SY4008June 27th 4:15 pmStrict vertic clay endemic flora of the Inner South Coast Ranges, California
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Geology and Plant Life: the growing legacy of Arthur KruckebergSymposiumO'Dell, Ryan E..edaphic endemism
vertic clay
rare plant
saline-sodic
SY4009June 27th 4:45 pmThe Ecology and Genetics of Adaptation and Speciation in Dune Sunflowers
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Geology and Plant Life: the growing legacy of Arthur KruckebergSymposiumOSTEVIK, KATE; ANDREW, ROSE; RIESEBERG, LOREN H.Local adaptation
speciation
Sand Dunes
Sunflowers
Helianthus
Genetics
QTL Mapping
Comparative mapping
Chromosomal Rearrangments
Reciprocal Transplants
June 27th 5:15 pmDiscussion
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Thursday, June 29th

Thursday, June 29th
8:00 am to 5:00 pm · Fort Worth Ballroom 5/Omni Hotel
Session FT10: Field Trip: LLELA Research Tour and Kayaking Trip
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June 29th 8:00 amLLELA Research Tour and Kayaking Trip
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