Biology Professor's Work Yields Largest Cactus Collection of Its Kind
Monday, November 26, 2012 - 19:00
in Earth & Climate
Western Illinois University Department of Biological Sciences Professor and Fulbright Scholar Eric Ribbens has created one of the largest collections of the Opuntia fragilis, or prickly pear cactus, on the planet for his research of this rare and, in some places, endangered plant. The collection is housed on a University-owned farm near the Macomb, IL, campus.