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Advancing the Management of Genetic Diversity Ex Situ

Botanic gardens and seed banks have incredible capacity to conserve the diversity of plant life in t...

September 2022 Conservation Champion: Dr Jeremie Fant

September's Conservation Champion, Dr. Jeremie Fant of Chicago Botanic Garden, has devoted his caree...

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As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: An Introduction to Plant Clonal Cryopreservation

Cryopreservation allows us to preserve and maintain genetic diversity of plant species in conservati...

National Collection Spotlight: Florida Scrub Bluecurls

Florida Scrub Bluecurls (Trichostema suffrutescens) is a Florida endemic rare plant from the mint fa...

August News 2022

The Center for Plant Conservation (CPC) is a one-of-a-kind network, uniting plant conservationists f...

U.S. Botanic Garden Update: Partnership Rediscovers Extinct Oak

The U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) collaborates with other public gardens, federal and municipal agencie...

Conservation Champion: Katie Heineman

This month’s Conservation Champion, Dr. Katie Heineman, is at the heart of many of CPC’s network...

CPC Summer Fellowship: Seed Longevity Study Update

Hello to the CPC network! My name is Eduardo Charvel, and I am the Center for Plant Conservation’s...

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As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: Photo Posting Tool

Are you familiar with the photo posting tool on the Rare Plant Academy? Adding photos to the Plant P...

National Collection Spotlight: White-rock Larkspur

The White-rock larkspur (Delphinium nuttallii ssp. ochroleucum) is a member of a genus famous for be...

Reminder: Now Hiring President & CEO Of CPC

CPC is searching for its next President and Chief Executive Officer. The President and CEO will lead...

Upcoming Conferences

Learn more about the 2022 California Native Plant Society Conference and the 2023 National Native Se...

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Save Plants: July 2022 Newsletter

The Center for Plant Conservation is a community of practice: field work, teamwork, and our network ...

After the Fires: Seed Banking Goodding’s Onion on USFS Lands

Wildfires can have a devastating impact on rare plants, destroying habitats and causing population d...

Now Hiring: President & CEO of CPC

The Center for Plant Conservation seeks a visionary leader to move the organization forward in its ...

2022 Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship in Conservation Horticulture Awardees

Each year, The Garden Club of America (GCA) and the CPC award the Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship in...

San Luis Obispo Mariposa Lily (Calochortus simulans)
National Collection Spotlight: San Luis Obispo Mariposa Lily

Endemic to San Luis Obispo County on California’s central coast, the San Luis Obispo mariposa lily...

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June News 2022

The CPC 2022 National Meeting was held at Denver Botanic Gardens and also encompassed a hybrid virtu...

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