I’ve collected native seed for research projects, conservation storage, restoration and revegetation projects, and just for fun. It can be tricky getting permits from foreign countries due to conservation and biopiracy issues. As mentioned by another PBSer, finding the target population at the right time to collect can be a problem, especially for those plants that only occur scattered across the landscape or those whose seed matures sequentially. I’ve identified a population of yellow Calochortus (C. clavatus or C. luteus) that I’d like to collect, but waiting for the current drought to end. If folks are interested in any of the local natives (Central to Northern California), I’d be happy to try and collect seed, assuming we exit the current drought. Over 100 degrees here in the San Joaquin desert and expect it to remain so until the fall. - Denis _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>