Native wildflowers bank on seeds underground to endure drought

Native wildflowers bank on seeds underground to endure drought 03/06/2018 12:19 PM EST Native wildflowers were surprisingly resilient during California's most recent drought, even more so than exotic grasses. To see this resilience, University of California, Davis, researchers of a new study had to look underground to the seed bank. Native wildflowers increased the seeds they stored underground by 201 percent during the drought. Full story at https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/native-wildflowers-bank-seeds-underground-endure-drought Source University of California, Davis This is an NSF News From the Field item. Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111