This #PlantTalkTuesday, we are discussing the term "inter situ" — which is in between ex situ (offsite) & in situ (in wild habitat). 🌿 In CPC's Best Practices guidelines, find detailed information on Inter Situ Collections. 🔗 Visit: SavePlants.org/best-practices…

Advocacy is a critical tool in safeguarding rare & endangered plants. As stewards of nature — be it conservationists, botanists, or citizen plant enthusiasts — we bear a collective responsibility to raise our voices for these vital organisms! Learn more at SavePlants.org/advocacy

CPC's Applied Plant Conservation Course is an in-depth exploration of plant conservation stewardship & best practices that is open to all skills and available to everyone — at no cost! 🌱 Enroll today! 🔗 Visit: SavePlants.org/courses #LearnConservationScience #SavePlants

Our #RarePlantoftheWeek is Sensitive Joint-vetch (Aeschynomene virginica), an imperiled annual herb in the pea family named because its leaves fold slightly when touched. Only 24 populations remain in NJ, MD, NC, & VA. Learn more about this rare species: bit.ly/4cGxtb7

☀️ CPC's August Newsletter is live! This edition highlights the critical role that herbaria, educational resources, & cutting-edge research play in advancing our shared mission to #SavePlantsfromExtinction! 🔗 Read CPC's August Newsletter at SavePlants.org/news #CPCNews

Explore the resources available to you at CPC's website: 🌵 Rare Plant Finder 🌵 Pollinator Database 🌵 CPC Best Practices Guidelines 🌵 Rare Plant Academy 🌵 Applied Plant Conservation Course 🌵 Reintroduction Database & Registry Ready to dig in? Visit SavePlants.org!

Modules VI & VII of CPC's Applied Plant Conservation Course are now LIVE! Dig into this free resource for learning about rare plant conservation that is open to all skill levels! 🔗 Ready to enroll? Click over to SavePlants.org/courses today! #SavePlantsfromExtinction #CPCNews

It's #PlantTalkTuesday! Herbaria are defined as a collection of preserved plant specimens & data used for scientific study, & are filled with painstakingly created Herbarium Vouchers, which are a central focus in CPC's Rare Plant Academy. 🔗 Learn more: SavePlants.org/courses

Take a closer look at CPC’s 4-year Seed Longevity Study! 🌱 Read more about the study insights & Webinar highlights in CPC's August Newsletter at SavePlants.org/news! #CPCNews #SeedLongevityStudy #SavePlants

CPC's Applied Plant Conservation Course is a thorough exploration of the science of conserving the world’s rare and endangered plant species for future generations. 🌱 Two new modules were just released! 🔗 Ready to learn with us? Enroll today at SavePlants.org/courses

Our #RarePlantoftheWeek is Pygmy Pussy-paws (Calyptridium pygmaeum), a critically imperiled species endemic to California & aptly named due to growing no taller than 8cm! 🔎🌱 Historically found in elevations between 2000-3500m of the Sierra Nevada & San Bernardino Mountains.

Rare plant advocates! Explore all the resources available to you at SavePlants.org, including: 🌵 Rare Plant Finder 🌵 Pollinator Database 🌵 CPC Best Practices Guidelines 🌵 Rare Plant Academy 🌵 Applied Plant Conservation Course 🌵 Reintroduction Database & Registry

For decades, our network of scientists have collaborated to generate CPC's Best Practice Guidelines. Free to download, print, share, & teach to others – we invite you to explore all the free resources available to you at SavePlants.org! #PlantConservationScience

🍃 Just released: Module VI of CPC's #AppliedPlantConservationCourse. It's Seed Collection Day & we're covering big questions & practical applications — including the benefits of collecting by maternal lines. Ready to learn with us? Enroll today! 🔗 SavePlants.org/courses

It's #PlantTalkTuesday! Georeferencing is positional data taken with GPS devices — which contributes to our understanding of how plant populations may change in the future & aids in re-locating rare & imperiled plants. Learn more about conservation tools: SavePlants.org/cpc-rare-plant…

Learn more about the important role Herbariums (& volunteers!) play in plant conservation in CPC's August Newsletter. Desert Botanical Garden currently has 16 volunteers "from all walks in life, including retired professors, helping in the herbarium." Continue reading: SavePlants.org/save-plants-au…

Meet the Fringed Campion (Silene polypetala), a rare & imperiled species endemic to Florida & Georgia, & one of the focal species of the Florida Plant Rescue (FLPR). Learn more about this important collaboration at SavePlants.org/florida-plant-… #FloridaPlantRescue #CPCPlants

Our #RarePlantoftheWeek is Canby's Dropwort (Oxypolis canbyi), found on the lowland plain of the mid-Atlantic coast in swamps, shallow pineland ponds, & wet pine savanna. 🌱 You can help secure funding for this rare species with a Plant Sponsorship! 🔗 SavePlants.org/plant-sponsors…

Native pollinators come in all shapes & sizes — from insects like beetles, bees, butterflies, & ants, to larger animals like birds & bats. Understanding pollinators is key to saving rare plants! 🦋🐜🦇🪲 Explore CPC's Pollinator Database 🔗 SavePlants.org/pollinator-sea…

Attention citizen scientists, rare plant advocates, nature lovers, and plant people! 🌿 We invite you to explore all the free and public resources available to you at SavePlants.org, including our Rare Plant Academy, Best Practices Guidelines, Rare Plant Finder, & more!