November News 2022 Life can spring from even the tiniest of seeds – creating the foundation for all life on our plane...
On the Run: Recovering a Fugitive Species On the sandy coastal dunes of Atlantic barrier island beaches, just beyond the high tide line, lives...
As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: What to Know Before You Go: Maximizing Genetic Diversity in Seed Collections Ex-situ conservation seed collections are a crucial part of saving rare and endangered plants from e...
Conservation Champion: Joe Davitt November’s Conservation Champion, Joe Davitt, is a frequent collaborator and dedicated conservatio...
National Collection Spotlight: Sand Food Sand Food (Pholisma sonorae) is an imperiled species native to the sandy dunes of Arizona, Californi...
October News 2022 For many people, a love of plants blooms from early life experiences in nature or visits to a local ...
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: Making Our Garden Everyone’s Garden Approaching its 50th anniversary, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, Florida, is known for i...
Conservation Champion: Amy Patten October’s Conservation Champion, Amy Patten, has a passion for science outreach and citizen scienc...
National Collection Spotlight: Troublesome Phacelia Troublesome phacelia (Phacelia gina-glenneae) is a critically imperiled species which grows on tan-c...
As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: Capturing the Latest Conservation Science The Rare Plant Academy Video Library hosts a wealth of knowledge in plant conservation and research....
September News 2022 Whether seed collecting, managing ex situ collections, or reintroducing species to the wild, priorit...
Genetic Insights Into the Conservation of Endangered Plants When it comes to conserving rare or endangered species, conservation biologists say that their goal ...
Advancing the Management of Genetic Diversity Ex Situ Botanic gardens and seed banks have incredible capacity to conserve the diversity of plant life in t...
September 2022 Conservation Champion: Dr Jeremie Fant September's Conservation Champion, Dr. Jeremie Fant of Chicago Botanic Garden, has devoted his caree...
As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: An Introduction to Plant Clonal Cryopreservation Cryopreservation allows us to preserve and maintain genetic diversity of plant species in conservati...
National Collection Spotlight: Florida Scrub Bluecurls Florida Scrub Bluecurls (Trichostema suffrutescens) is a Florida endemic rare plant from the mint fa...
August News 2022 The Center for Plant Conservation (CPC) is a one-of-a-kind network, uniting plant conservationists f...
U.S. Botanic Garden Update: Partnership Rediscovers Extinct Oak The U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) collaborates with other public gardens, federal and municipal agencie...