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Institutions: Chicago Botanic Garden

A New CPC Book: An Update of “Ex Situ Conservation”

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Agalinis skinneriana

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Agalinis skinneriana

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Cirsium pitcheri research site

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Cirsium pitcheri with butterfly

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Eurybia furcata

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Eurybia furcata

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Reducing Mate Limitation in the Forked Aster (Eurybia furcata): A Case Study of Genetic Augmentation

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How to Identify and Remedy Mate Limitation in Rare Plant Populations

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Human Activities Impose Genetic Bottlenecks to Decrease Evolutionary Potential in Managed Plant Populations

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Screenshot from Active Management of Exceptional Species is Needed to Maintain Robust Ex situ Collections video
Active Management of Exceptional Species is Needed to Maintain Robust Ex situ Collections

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Screenshot of Tools and Resources for Endangered and Exceptional Plant Species (TREES) video
Tools and Resources for Endangered and Exceptional Plant Species (TREES)

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Screenshot of How Genomic Data Can Help Land Managers video
How Genomic Data Can Help Land Managers; Needs Identified by Hawai’ian Land Managers Working with Endangered Lobeliods

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Screenshot of Research at Chicago Botanic Garden: Cirsium pitcheri video
Research at Chicago Botanic Garden: Cirsium pitcheri

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Screenshot of Curing Plant Blindness video
Curing Plant Blindness

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Screenshot from Challenges for ex situ collections: partnerships with the zoo community video
Challenges for ex situ collections: partnerships with the zoo community

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Screenshot of Monitoring Plants of Concern at Chicago Botanic garden video
Monitoring Plants of Concern at Chicago Botanic garden

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Screenshot from Using a zoo model to conserve genetic diversity of critically endangered species ex situ video
Using a zoo model to conserve genetic diversity of critically endangered species ex situ

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The Center For Plant Conservation (CPC) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization (EIN# 22-2527116) dedicated to saving rare plant species from extinction. CPC's National Collection represents more than 2,000 of the world's rarest plants, maintained collectively by its valued network of Participating Institutions.

Center for Plant Conservation National Headquarters 15600 San Pasqual Valley Rd. Escondido, CA 92027-7000

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