Jennifer L. Trusty,^1,* Irene Miller,^2,** Robert S. Boyd,^2,*** Leslie R. Goertzen,^2,****,***** Valerie C. Pence,^3,****** Bernadette L. Plair<sup>3,*******

1</sup>Center for Forest Sustainability, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, 602 Duncan Dr., Auburn U
²1Department of Biological Sciences, 101 Life Sciences Bldg., Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
³2Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220

^*Jennifer Trusty is a post-doctoral researcher for the Center for Forest Sustainability at Auburn University. Her research interests include rare plant conservation, native habitat restoration, and invasive species biology in the southeastern United States.
^**Irene Miller is a graduate student in the Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University. Her research interests include rare plant biology.
^***Robert Boyd is a professor of plant ecology at Auburn University. His research includes ecological studies of metal hyperaccumulator plants andhigh-Ni insects (both found on serpentine soils), as well as natural history and management of rare southeastern plant species.
^****Corresponding author: goertzen@auburn.edu; 334-844-1637e
^*****Leslie R. Goertzen is a professor of biology at Auburn University and Director of the John D. Freeman Herbarium. His research interests are in plant systematics.
^******Valerie Pence is Director of Plant Research at the Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. Her program focuses on developing and using in vitro methods for the propagation and cryopreservation of endangered plant species.
^*******Bernadette Plair is a Research Associate and Conservation Liaison at the Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. Her work has included developing cryopreservation protocols for endangered plants, avian reintroduction, and conservation education.