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...
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...
A Big Win for Small Seeds!
Rare plant seeds are a precious resource that provide the basis for recovery of these plants in natu...
National Collection Spotlight: Aboriginal Prickly-apple
Aboriginal Prickly-apple (Harrisia aboriginum) is a critically imperiled species endemic to the west...
As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: 2023 CPC National Meeting on RPA’s Conference Recordings
The Rare Plant Academy Video Library hosts many recordings of recent conferences, including this yea...
Save Plants: July 2023 Newsletter
Of all the challenges biodiversity faces, climate change has emerged as one of the most pressing and...
Climate Change in Hawaii Makes Ex-Situ Conservation a State-Wide Priority
Hawaii is home to over 400 plant species listed as endangered by the United States Fish and Wildlife...
Studying Potential Effects of Climate Change on Rare Plant Populations
Bok Tower Gardens’ Rare Plant Conservation Program works to preserve the rarest plant species of F...
Conservation Champion: Emily Griffoul
Our July Conservation Champion, Emily Griffoul, is dedicated to the conservation of rare and endange...
As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: Florida’s Key Tree Cacti (Pilosocereus robinii and Pilosocereus millspaughii): Charismatic Megaflora at the Forefront of Sea Level Rise
Dense stands of columnar ‘tree cacti’ similar to those in the Greater Antilles were once found i...
