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Save the Date: 2025 National Meeting

The Center for Plant Conservation is thrilled to host its 2025 National Meeting May 8-10, at Missour...

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National Collection Spotlight: Bog Asphodel

Bog asphodel (Narthecium americanum) is an imperiled species that is found in bogs and pine barrens ...

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As Seen on RPA: Introduction to Exceptional Species

As you advance through CPC’s Applied Plant Conservation Course curriculum, you’ll learn the best...

Save Plants: October 2024 Newsletter

In the plant world, perhaps none are as wonderous and fascinating as carnivorous plants—nature's i...

Carnivorous Plants at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

Carnivorous plants are one of the marvels of the plant world. Carnivory has developed independently ...

Conservation Champion: Michael Kunz

Our October Conservation Champion, Michael Kunz, brings his love of nature and plant ecology to his ...

National Collection Spotlight: Mountain Sweet Pitcherplant

Mountain Sweet Pitcherplant (Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii) is a critically imperiled and federally ...

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As Seen on the Rare Plant Academy: Range-wide Ex Situ Seed Conservation and Population Genetic Architecture Analysis in Venus Flytrap

CPC’s Best Practices guidelines are brought to life in our Rare Plant Academy (RPA) Video Library,...

CPC Board of Trustees Welcomes New President & Chair

The Center for Plant Conservation's (CPC) Board of Trustees is a group of dedicated individuals that...

From the Archive: Best Practices Enhance Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Legacy Work with Mountain Bogs

The Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Southeastern Center for Conservation staff work to monitor and rest...

Save Plants: August 2024 Newsletter

As we embrace the height of summer, we turn our attention to a critical facet of botanical researchâ...

New Modules Launched for the Applied Plant Conservation Course

The Center for Plant Conservation (CPC) is thrilled to announce the launch of Modules VI and VII of ...

Desert Botanical Garden’s Herbarium: A Crucial Resource for Botanical and Conservation Research

A herbarium (herbaria, pl.) is a collection of dried herbarium plant specimens collected over broad ...

Sharing Insights from CPC’s Seed Longevity Study

The Center for Plant Conservation and its partners at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and the Na...

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As Seen on RPA: Collecting Genetic Samples from Herbarium Plant Vouchers and Plant Populations

Field biologists can make enormous contributions to the scientific community by taking small steps t...

National Collection Spotlight: Avon Park Rabbit-bells

Avon Park Rabbit-bells (Crotalaria avonensis) is a federally endangered species from the legume, pea...

Save Plants: May 2024 Newsletter

Earlier this month, the Center for Plant Conservation's (CPC) National Meeting convened in San Diego...

Highlights from the CPC National Office

During the National Meeting, the CPC National Office team and several of our partners gave a series ...

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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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