CPC2025

CPC 2025 National Meeting Photo Contest

Old Man of the Mountain

Old Man of the Mountain (Hymenoxys grandiflora) is a cheerful and common sight in the alpine, along with Alpine Avens (Geum rossii var. turbinatum) and various species of Bluebell (Mertensia sp.).  […]

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Alpine Strategy Partners in the Field

Alpine Strategy colleagues join together for a scouting foray in the Mosquito Range! Cristina Salvador of Santa Fe Botanical Garden, Jen Toews of Denver Botanic Gardens, and Mary Ipson of Betty Ford Alpine Gardens brave the rain to explore a field of exquisite alpine wildflowers. […]

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Poppy of the Woods

The wood-poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum) is an endangered plant in Canada with only five populations, all occurring in Southern Ontario. My PhD project focuses on experimental conservation translocations of the wood-poppy and aims to establish new, viable populations. In this picture you can see the wood-poppy’s signature four petals, lobed leaves, and hairy capsule fruit forming […]

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Exploding elaisome!

Stylophorum diphyllum (wood-poppy; family: Papaveraceae) is an endangered species at-risk in Canada. This seed is  under a scanning electron microscope (SEM) showing the elaisome – a fleshy structure ants take away in the seed dispersal process. Looking at seed phenology is part of common garden experiment of my PhD project looking at phenotype differences amongst […]

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Lilium humboldtii

Lilium humboldtii (Humboldt’s Lily) that was found on Otay Mountain in San Diego County, California. This threatened species is endemic to California and Baja California and is known for its bright orange coloration and unique spotting! […]

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Hesperocyparis forbesii

Tecate cypress (Hesperocyparis forbesii) that was affected by the Border 2 Fire in California this past January. This rare species depends on fire for their cones to open and release seeds. In this image, you can see the opened cones and the striking red coloration inside! […]

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Crocanthemum greenei

Island rush-rose (Crocanthemum greenei) is a federally threatened channel island endemic species known for their yellow flowers, reddish hew, and densely glandular hairs!  […]

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Lobelia villosa (Campanulaceae)

Several vegetative plants of the spectacular KauaÊ»i endemic Lobelia villosa (Campanulaceae) in a fragile montane bog habitat located around the AlakaÊ»i Plateau, KauaÊ»i (1270 meters elevation), in association with the common bog moss, Racomitrium lanuginosum, several varieties of Metrosideros (Myrtaceae), and the bog sedge, Carex montis-eeka (Cyperaceae). […]

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