Tennessee Technological University: Rare Plant Species Discovered at Appalachian Center for Craft Campus
June 01, 2022
June 01, 2022
COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, June 1 (TNSres) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release:
Tennessee Tech University students have discovered a rare plant species in a wooded area surrounding the Appalachian Center for Craft, Tech's satellite campus in Smithville. The plant is called the Cumberland pagoda-plant (Blephilia woffordii) and is a species new to science, first described in 2020 by Aaron Floden, Ph.D., and Ed Schilling, Ph.D. The plant is so rare . . .
Tennessee Tech University students have discovered a rare plant species in a wooded area surrounding the Appalachian Center for Craft, Tech's satellite campus in Smithville. The plant is called the Cumberland pagoda-plant (Blephilia woffordii) and is a species new to science, first described in 2020 by Aaron Floden, Ph.D., and Ed Schilling, Ph.D. The plant is so rare . . .