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CPC is a one-of-a-kind network, uniting plant conservationists from botanical gardens, arboreta, & other plant-focused organizations. Learn more about the critical conservation work being done within CPC's network in our #SavePlants news! 🔗 Keep reading: SavePlants.org/news
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🗓️🌱 Save the date! CPC is thrilled to host its 2027 National Meeting at the Atlanta Botanical Garden in Atlanta, GA, from May 11-14, 2027. Registration will launch in early 2027. 🔗 Learn more about past National Meetings: SavePlants.org/past-national… #SavePlantsfromExtinction
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Our #RarePlantoftheWeek is West Indian tufted-airplant (Guzmania monostachia), a G4 perennial epiphytic herb with natural occurrences in Southern Florida. Read more about the #FloridaPlantRescue initiative in our latest #SavePlants newsletter! 🔗 SavePlants.org/save-plants-o…
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Take your rare plant conservation knowledge to new heights! 🌲 At SavePlants.org, you'll find the Applied Plant Conservation Course, a free public resource for learning about rare plant conservation & open to all skill levels! 🔗 Register today: SavePlants.org/courses
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There are many ways to advocate for imperiled plant species & our planet — beginning with education & outreach! Visit our Advocacy page to learn more about protecting imperiled plants & explore the free public resources CPC offers! 🔗 Visit: SavePlants.org/advocacy #SavePlants
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#PlantTalkTuesday: Meristem refers to tissue containing undifferentiated cells capable of cell division & can grow all of their other tissues & structures. With the meristem protected in long-term storage, this shoot tip is able to continue to grow. 🔗 SavePlants.org/cpc-rare-plan…
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In 2025 #FloridaPlantRescue partners were able to make seed collections from 18 wild populations of endangered & threatened plant species to be long-term safe-guarded in seed banks, like West's Flax (Linum westii)! 🔗 Learn more: SavePlants.org/save-plants-o…
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When you join CPC's network, you gain access to cutting-edge tools & data through our exclusive members-only web portal, as well as opportunities to receive funding for seed collection, plant propagation, scientific research & more. 🔗 Learn more: SavePlants.org/become-a-part…
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Meet the Gulf sweet pitcherplant (Sarracenia rubra ssp. gulfensis), a T2-Imperiled species & focal taxa of the Florida Plant Rescue, a statewide seed collections initiative that aims to secure & safeguard Florida's rare plant species. ☀️🌿 🔗 Learn more: SavePlants.org/florida-plant…
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Collaboration is at the heart of CPC’s work, and this month’s #SavePlants newsletter highlights some of the people, partnerships, & shared commitment that make rare plant conservation possible. 🔗 Read our October #SavePlants News: SavePlants.org/save-plants-o… #RarePlants #NativeFlora
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Another spooky October #RarePlantoftheWeek! Mountain sweet pitcherplant (Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii) is known from only 10 populations in the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC & SC. 🔗 Learn more about this species in its CPC plant profile: SavePlants.org/plant-profile… #SavePlants
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With free public resources, CPC’s Rare Plant Academy (RPA) aims to safeguard imperiled plants by advancing science-based conservation best practices — while also connecting & empowering plant conservationists at every skill level! Enroll today: 🔗 Visit: SavePlants.org/cpc-rare-plan…
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Meet the Horned butterwort (Pinguicula macroceras). Carnivorous plants are a specialized group of plants that experience significant habitat loss in wetlands they call home. Advocacy is a critical tool in safeguarding rare plants & habitats. 🔗 Learn more: SavePlants.org/advocacy
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#PlantTalkTuesday: Today, we’re defining Carnivorous plant species, which are species that have evolved to capture & digest small organisms as a survival strategy in nutrient-poor environments. 🔗 Click over to SavePlants.org and search “Carnivorous” to learn more!
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Meet the haunting Henry's spider-lily (Hymenocallis henryae var. henryae). To offset some of the expenses of collecting, growing, storing, & researching plant species, CPC created the #PlantSponsorship program. 🔗 Learn more by visiting: SavePlants.org/plant-sponsor… #SavePlants
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Ash Meadows ladies' tresses (Spiranthes infernalis) is a rare & imperiled orchid endemic to an area just east of Death Valley National Park. Infernalis is latin for 🔥 "from hell" 🔥 which is quite fitting. Learn more in CPC's past news digests! 🔗 Visit: SavePlants.org/news
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CPC's Applied #PlantConservation Course is a free resource that brings the CPC Best Practices Guidelines to life as an educational tool for those working with rare & native plants at any stage in their career. 🔗 Enroll today! Visit: SavePlants.org/courses #SavePlants
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Our #RarePlantoftheWeek is a SPOOKY PLANT—the Punta Gorda spider-lily (Hymenocallis punta-gordensis)! The narrow petals of flowers in this genus look like beautiful floral spiders, giving them their common name: spider-lily. 🕷️ #FloridaPlantRescue #SavePlants
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Meet Violet-flowered butterwort (Pinguicula ionantha), a beautiful carnivorous plant endemic to the Florida Panhandle and a focal species of the #FloridaPlantRescue, a statewide seed collections initiative. Learn more on our website. 🔗 Visit: SavePlants.org/florida-plant…
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Advocacy is a critical tool in safeguarding rare & endangered plants. Rare plants need YOU! Visit CPC's Advocacy page to learn more about what is being done to protect imperiled plants. 🔗 SavePlants.org/advocacy #SavePlantsfromExtinction
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