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  • Melissa Petruzzello
    Melissa Petruzzello is Assistant Managing Editor and covers a range of content including plants, algae, and fungi; insects and spiders; and renewable energy and environmental engineering. She has her M.S. in Plant Biology and Conservation from Northwestern University and a B.S. in Biological Science from Biola University. 

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Added butterwort and revised species count. Jun 11, 2024
Media added. Feb 07, 2024
New article added. Nov 03, 2014
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