Zoom Discussion: Micropropagation of Catalina Island’s Rarest Plant

Join Rare Plant Ecologist, Kevin Alison, as he discusses an advanced method of propagating plants to conserve rare, endangered, and difficult-to-grow plants.

When all traditional forms of propagation fail, Kevin at the Catalina Island Conservancy utilized micropropagation (also known as Plant Tissue Culture) to grow rare plants in test tubes. This method allows conservationists to overcome horticultural challenges and provide a reliable stock of plants for restoration, re-introduction, and genetic banking.