Appendix for: Updates to the flora of new Mexico (U.S.A.): Notable botanical findings from the next generation of southwestern botanists

New Mexico is among the most botanically diverse states in the country.
However, it is also among the most poorly collected. Recent interest in
botanical collection by early career and interdisciplinary botanical
groups with varied goals has yielded several noteworthy collections in the
state of New Mexico. These include 15 state collection records as well as
134 other notable collection records, including range extensions,
collections of poorly represented taxa, collections of rare taxa, county
records, and atypical specimens. We report these findings and detail the
variety of methods by which botanists can approach continued collection
amidst uncertain times. Across floristic, taxonomic, habitat, agency,
educational, and opportunistic collecting approaches, floristics produced
the most noteworthy records. However, we argue that all collecting
approaches remain vital to the tracking of statewide botanical
biodiversity. Continued collecting will be imperative for documenting and
conserving the extraordinary plant biodiversity of New Mexico.