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Florida Plant Rescue: Preservation Progress for Florida’s Imperiled Plants

When the idea for a cooperative seed collection initiative for the state of Florida arose several ye...

Safeguarding the Rare Plants of the Southwest: CPC and USFS Region 3’s Collaborative Efforts in Rare Plant Conservation

In the face of increasing environmental challenges, the need to safeguard rare plant species has nev...

National Collection Spotlight: Mead’s Milkweed

Mead's Milkweed (Asclepias meadii) is a federally threatened species from the Midwestern tallgrass p...

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As Seen on RPA: SePPCon 2024 Presentation Recordings

The 2024 Southeastern Partners in Plant Conservation (SePPCon) conference presentation recordings ar...

Register for the 2025 National Meeting at Missouri Botanical Garden

Registration is now live for the Center for Plant Conservation's 2025 National Meeting May 7-10, at ...

Save Plants: December 2024 Newsletter

As 2024 draws to a close, we at the Center for Plant Conservation (CPC) are reflecting on a year bri...

Celebrating the Success of CPC’s ‘40 for 40’ Campaign

As we close the chapter on the Center for Plant Conservation’s 40th-anniversary celebrations, we a...

Expanding the National Collection in 2024

CPC and its network of Conservation Partners continued to make remarkable strides over the past year...

Welcome New CPC Trustees & Conservation Partners

The heart of the Center for Plant Conservation (CPC) is its vibrant conservation community—a dedic...

Apply for the 2025 Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship

Each year, The Garden Club of America (GCA) and the Center for Plant Conservation together award the...

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,...

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