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X-WR-CALDESC:Jackson Burkholder has been growing cacti and succulents both 
 as a hobbyist and professionally for nearly 20 years.  He has been involve
 d with the Colorado Cactus and Succulent Society for 12 years\, and has be
 en a member of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America since 2009.  Si
 nce then\, he has held many leadership positions within the Colorado socie
 ty including Vice President of Programs\, Show Chair\, and has served as a
  show judge for over 5 years.  Currently Jackson is on the board of direct
 ors of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America.\n\nJackson recently gr
 aduated from Colorado State University with a bachelor’s degree in horticu
 lture and minors in botany and Japanese.  He is currently researching xero
 phyte (plants adapted to live in dry conditions) anatomy\, especially the 
 extrafloral nectaries of cacti\, in graduate school at Texas State Univers
 ity.  This research involves making and interpreting microscope slides of 
 different anatomical features of cacti as well as other plants.  Between s
 emesters\, he spends time working in his greenhouse and cold frames where 
 he is starting Precision Cactus Growers\, a cactus and succulent nursery t
 hat specializes in producing both seeds and plants with collection and loc
 ation data.\n\nIn his talk\, “An Introduction to Cactus Anatomy\,” Jackson
  will begin by discussing what the science of anatomy is as well as some o
 f the methods and tools commonly used by botanists to study plant anatomy.
   Next\, he will describe some of the unique features of the stems and flo
 wers cactus family that make them very different from all other plants.  F
 inally\, he will conclude the talk by telling about his current research o
 n the anatomy of the extrafloral nectaries of cacti.  Extrafloral nectarie
 s are plant organs that produce nectar on vegetative tissues and aren’t in
 volved in the plant pollination process.  They are found in a wide variety
  of plant groups\, including the cactus family\, where they haven’t been i
 ntensively studied.  Jackson will share what he has found so far in relati
 on to their structure.\n
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DESCRIPTION:Jackson Burkholder has been growing cacti and succulents both a
 s a hobbyist and professionally for nearly 20 years.  He has been involved
  with the Colorado Cactus and Succulent Society for 12 years\, and has bee
 n a member of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America since 2009.  Sin
 ce then\, he has held many leadership positions within the Colorado societ
 y including Vice President of Programs\, Show Chair\, and has served as a 
 show judge for over 5 years.  Currently Jackson is on the board of directo
 rs of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America.\n\nJackson recently gra
 duated from Colorado State University with a bachelor’s degree in horticul
 ture and minors in botany and Japanese.  He is currently researching xerop
 hyte (plants adapted to live in dry conditions) anatomy\, especially the e
 xtrafloral nectaries of cacti\, in graduate school at Texas State Universi
 ty.  This research involves making and interpreting microscope slides of d
 ifferent anatomical features of cacti as well as other plants.  Between se
 mesters\, he spends time working in his greenhouse and cold frames where h
 e is starting Precision Cactus Growers\, a cactus and succulent nursery th
 at specializes in producing both seeds and plants with collection and loca
 tion data.\n\nIn his talk\, “An Introduction to Cactus Anatomy\,” Jackson 
 will begin by discussing what the science of anatomy is as well as some of
  the methods and tools commonly used by botanists to study plant anatomy. 
  Next\, he will describe some of the unique features of the stems and flow
 ers cactus family that make them very different from all other plants.  Fi
 nally\, he will conclude the talk by telling about his current research on
  the anatomy of the extrafloral nectaries of cacti.  Extrafloral nectaries
  are plant organs that produce nectar on vegetative tissues and aren’t inv
 olved in the plant pollination process.  They are found in a wide variety 
 of plant groups\, including the cactus family\, where they haven’t been in
 tensively studied.  Jackson will share what he has found so far in relatio
 n to their structure.\n
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LOCATION:March Zoom Meeting!
SUMMARY:CCSS Meeting
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