Preventing the extinction of imperiled plant species is not for the faint of heart, nor is it someth...
Conserving the Arizona Willow
In the summer of 2022, while wildfires raged across much of New Mexico, the Southwest Office of the ...
Partnering to Advance Tree Gene Conservation
American Public Gardens Association (APGA) and the USDA Forest Service’s Forest Health Protection ...
Expanding USFS Partnership with a New Tool
It was a beautiful evening in June last year, we were nestled amongst the ponderosa and Jeffrey pine...
National Collection Spotlight: Violet Milkvetch
Violet Milkvetch (Astragalus iodopetalus) is a vulnerable species native to Colorado and New Mexico....
As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: Prioritizing species, populations, and regions for ex situ collecting: Threatened native U.S. oaks as a case study
Despite being essential components of many North American ecosystems, many native oaks in the U.S. a...
Register for the 2023 National Meeting
Registration is now live for the 2023 CPC National Meeting taking place May 4-6! Back by popular dem...
Save Plants: February 2023 Newsletter
Rare plants and the habitats they call home engage the imagination of many people—not only botanis...
Conserving the Globally Rare Porter’s Goldenrod
Southeastern Grasslands Institute, based out of Austin Peay State University, is dedicated to saving...
Ball Cactus in the Minnesota Grasslands? Ya, You Betcha!
Escobaria vivipara (MN S1; state Endangered) is a ball cactus that has a large range across North Am...
Conservation Champion: Jim Locklear
February's Conservation Champion, Jim Locklear, is a long-time collaborator of the Center for Plant ...
National Collection Spotlight: Missouri bladderpod
Missouri bladderpod (Physaria filiformis) is a vulnerable species native to Missouri and Arkansas. B...
As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: Collecting Genetic Samples from Herbarium Plant Vouchers and Plant Populations
Herbarium vouchers provide both historical data on plant populations and plant tissue for future gen...
Save Plants: January 2023 Newsletter
As we welcome in the New Year, we also welcome the excitement and promise of new beginnings for the ...
The Center for Plant Conservation Selects New President and CEO
The Center for Plant Conservation (CPC) is pleased to announce Carlos L. de la Rosa has been selecte...
CPC Reintroduction Database: Back Online and Ready to Grow
Rare plant reintroductions are the culmination of hundreds of hours of labor: scouting, growing, pla...
As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: Photo Posting Tool
Have you used the photo posting tool on the Rare Plant Academy? Adding photos to the Plant Profiles ...
National Collection Spotlight: `Ohi`a Lehua
`Ohi`a Lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha var. glaberrima) is an imperiled subspecies endemic to the Haw...
