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The Center for Plant Conservation to Receive Distinguished Service Medal From the Garden Club of America

The Center for Plant Conservation’s staff and Board of Trustees are thrilled to share that the Gar...

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As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: Rare Plant Finder

Across North America there are over 4,000 rare and native plants in danger of becoming extinct. The ...

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Plant Sponsorship Fundraising Campaign

This February, we invite you to show your love by sponsoring some of the incredible plants in the CP...

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National Collection Spotlight: Colorado Hookless Cactus (Sclerocactus glaucus)

The Colorado hookless cactus (Sclerocactus glaucus) can be difficult to find in the river alluvium h...

January News 2022

As a hotspot for biodiversity, Florida has a rich flora that spans diverse habitats, from long-leaf ...

Florida Plant Rescue: FLPR Makes a Splash with Florida Rare Plant Collections

The Spanish bestowed the name La Florida on the region later known as the state of Florida, in ackno...

Conservation Champion: Clark Mitchell

Our January Conservation Champion, Clark Mitchell shares his love of plants and the natural world th...

Long-term Conservation Efforts for the Endangered Key Tree Cactus

“What are you doing to help the Key Tree Cactus? They are dying!” The urgent question from USFW...

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Florida Plant Rescue | Meet Hanna Rosner-Katz

We are pleased to announce that Hanna Rosner-Katz has joined the Florida Plant Rescue (FLPR) initiat...

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As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy – Spore Stories: Fairchild’s Rare Fern Conservation Program

Are you intrigued by Florida’s native species and local plant conservation work? The Rare Plant Ac...

Purple flowers of the low-lying sweet smelling monardella.
December News 2021

Looking back at 2021, The Center for Plant Conservation (CPC) is proud of what we have been able to ...

California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) and Parry’s phacelia (Phacelia parryi) blanket a slope in the Biodiversity Reserve adjacent to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
CPC Grant Project Updates

Development is currently underway for the creation of a brand-new, online Applied Plant Conservation...

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Conservation Champion: Christa Horn

If we are to save plants, we must work together. Our Conservation Champion for December, Christa Hor...

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On the Horizon: 2022

The Center for Plant Conservation (CPC) has many exciting events and initiatives on the horizon in 2...

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Welcome to New CPC Board Members

In the past year, the Center for Plant Conservation (CPC) has been fortunate to add four new members...

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As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: Share Your Rare Plant Photographs

CPC Rare Plant Academy (RPA) is a hub of learning, sharing, and discovery for the plant conservation...

Monardella beneolens growing along a granite crack atop Olancha Peak.
National Collection Updates

The National Collection, a collection of the nation’s rarest plants in the care of the CPC Partici...

Image of Castilleja mendocinensis blooming on the Mendocino Headlands. Photo by Caroline Iacuaniello.
November News 2021

Recently, the CPC Board of Trustees adopted a Climate Change Position Paper. This document highlight...

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The Center For Plant Conservation (CPC) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization (EIN# 22-2527116) dedicated to saving rare plant species from extinction. CPC's National Collection represents more than 2,000 of the world's rarest plants, maintained collectively by its valued network of Participating Institutions.

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