Early Bloomers: Using Citizen-Science Data to Investigate Unseasonal Flowering in Joshua Trees
Published:21 Dec.2021 Source:Florida Museum of Natural History
In November 2019, visitors to Joshua Tree National Park in California encountered a strange sight. Joshua trees and closely related Mojave yuccas, which normally remain reproductively dormant until late spring, were in full bloom at the tail end of autumn.
In a new study, researchers at the Florida Museum of Natural History used citizen-science data to determine the cause of the anomalous bloom and predict when similar events might occur.