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Herbs in Action 2026

K Brinson

“Bitter melon”

NC State University, Raleigh

Locale: Belize

Study: Ethnobotany of Stingless Beekeeping by the Maya of Belize

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Joey Jaros

“Garlic mustard”

The Ohio State University

Locale: Ohio

Study: Tracking the development and spread of natural enemies to the invasive plant garlic mustard

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David Felipe Rodriguez Mora

“Adenocalymma cladotrichum”

University of Texas at San Antonio

Locale: Columbia

Study: The Guardianship of Cofan Yage Shamanism: Plant diversity, tourism-driven change, and indigenous governance protocols

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Kelly Nealon

“Mountain mints”

Colorado State University

Locale: Panama

Study: Trait-based prediction of tropical forest recovery, integrating field measurements and remote sensing across drought and fragmentation gradients

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Stephanie Smith

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“Fireweed”

University of Northern Colorado

Locale: Alaska

Study: Weaving indigenous and western ways of knowing and stewarding lichens in the Denali region.

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