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Save Plants: October 2023 Newsletter

North America's extraordinary tapestry of ecosystems is woven together with threads of captivating s...

White Fringeless Orchid: A Holistic Approach to Plant Conservation

The white fringeless orchid (Platanthera integrilabia) makes its home in acidic seeps and boggy area...

Uniting to Save North American Orchids

At the North American Orchid Conservation Center (NAOCC), plants in the Orchidaceae family take cent...

An Orchid Oasis in the Heart of San Diego

Nestled between the baboons and meerkats of Africa Rocks and the gentle giants of the Elephant Odyss...

Conservation Champion: Dr. Peter Zale

Our October Conservation Champion, Dr. Peter Zale of Longwood Gardens, channels his passion for nati...

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As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: Orchid Micropropagation

Micropropagation is an effective conservation tool for producing tissue clones or for germinating sp...

National Collection Spotlight: Case’s ladies tresses

Case's ladies tresses (Spiranthes casei) is a native North American orchid imperiled throughout much...

Save Plants: September 2023 Newsletter

When you look closely at the relationships between plants and insects, you find examples of codepend...

Conservation Champion: Sean Griffin

Our September Conservation Champion, Dr. Sean Griffin of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, is...

Safeguarding California’s Endangered Torrey Pines

Each year, millions of visitors walk the trails of Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve (TPSNR), enjoy...

The Essential, Complex, and Often Bizarre Relationships Between Plants and Insects

The purple pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea, is one of those species that are rare in nature but c...

CPC Pollinator Database

Pollinators play an essential role in plant reproduction. To best conserve and save rare plants from...

National Collection Spotlight: Green Pitcherplant

Green Pitcherplant (Sarracenia oreophila) is an imperiled species native to the southeastern US, wit...

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As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: Using Ex Situ Collections to Test Mating Systems – Brighamia insignis

Many plant species have flowers that are adapted to perfectly suit a specific pollinator group or sp...

Save Plants: August 2023 Newsletter

Plant conservation has seen remarkable advances in the last decade through the integration of techno...

Powerful New Tools to Prioritize California Rare Plant Conservation

California is well known as a global biodiversity hotspot, spanning several major bioregions. While ...

Man’s Best Friend Helps Find Elusive Endangered Orchid

Dogs are known for their powerful olfactory senses and have been used by humans over the years to de...

Conservation Champion: Meg Engelhardt

Our August Conservation Champion, Meg Engelhardt, brings both an innovative and dedicated approach t...

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