Start Date: 2012
End Date: 2013
Full Citation:
United Plant Savers, $8,000, 2012–2013. United Plant Savers medicinal plant at-risk list project. PI: K. Kindscher.
Category:
- Terrestrial
Associated with the KU Field Station: No
Research Summary:
The United Plant Savers (UpS) is known for having developed “The List” of medicinal plants at risk for over-harvest. This list is an important resource for the herbal product industry, regulatory agencies, and conservation organizations. This project evaluated and improved the scoring tool used to rank at-risk plants by soliciting information from knowledgeable individuals, collecting field data for key species, and conducting an analysis of the scores derived from the tool.