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Finding Colorful Laccaria Across the Rocky Mountain Region
September 9, 2026
Research & Conservation
As a new graduate student studying mycology at the Gardens, I spent the summer foraying and collecting fungal specimens across the Rocky Mountains. Fungal diversity and abundance are dependent on
What Is DNA Barcoding?
March 8, 2023
Andrew Wilson
Being able to explore the diversity of our world is one of the privileges of being part of the Research & Conservation Department at Denver Botanic Gardens. One of the challenges we face is in