Reintroducing the CPC Reintroduction Registry Translocation of rare plants into the wild is one of the most logistically difficult and time-intens...
As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: Community Feedback Survey The Center for Plant Conservation's Rare Plant Academy (RPA) is a hub of learning, sharing, and disc...
Introducing CPC’s Interim President & CEO: Dr. Damon Waitt With CPC President & CEO, Dr. Joyce Maschinski’s upcoming retirement on July 1, 2022, this year’...
National Collection Spotlight: Gierisch’s Globemallow The Gierisch’s globemallow (Sphaeralcea gierischii) is a federally endangered perennial forb that ...
2022 National Meeting Photo Contest Incredible snapshots of rare plants, teams in the field, and beautiful habitats took center stage at...
May News 2022 In this May issue of Save Plants, we explore the importance of plant parentage. I suspect that mos...
Conservation Horticulture and Parental Controls Over 200 types of rare plants in Hawai’i are thought to have fewer than 50 individuals remaining i...
Are We Related? Delving into Genetics to Build a Palm Breeding Program In the southern peninsula of Haiti, just over one dozen carossier palms (Attalea crassipatha), one o...
The Wonderful World of OZ Cycads Cycads, one of the most endangered plant groups on earth, belong to an ancient lineage of tropical a...
Conservation Champions: Lauren Weisenberger This month’s conservation champion, Dr. Lauren Weisenberger is an exemplary spokesperson for rare ...
National Collection Spotlight: Texas Poppy-mallow The federally endangered Texas Poppy-mallow is a perennial herb with stunning wine-purple, cup-shape...
As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: All in the Family: The Case for Collecting by Maternal Lines Having a connection to your mother is important to a plant–well, at least to a plant record. In a ...
April News 2022 Plants are the foundation of life on our planet and underlie human well-being. They provide our oxyg...
A Message from Joyce Maschinski, President & CEO of CPC I am looking forward to “Celebrating Conservation Milestones” with you all at the upcoming CPC N...
Conservation Champion: James Kwon James Kwon has an enviable position that takes him across the Hawaiian and Mariana Islands, promotin...
Restoring Native Coastal Prairie on California’s Lost Coast | Mattole Restoration Council Perched on the Western-most edge of California’s coastline—what is known today as the famous Los...
National Collection Spotlight: Pink Sand-verbena Pink sand-verbena (Abronia umbellata ssp. breviflora) has the distinction of being the first North A...
As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: Orchid Micropropagation Micropropagation is an effective conservation tool for producing tissue clones or for germinating sp...
