Bridging Home and Homeland
Barnali Ghosh shares her connection to California native plants through the colorful sarees of her homeland, Bangalore.
Flora
California’s plants – people – places
CNPS Flora magazine launched in 2017 as the newest addition to CNPS publications. Published quarterly, each issue includes inspiring interviews, conservation updates, native gardening advice, and beautiful photo essays. We hope you enjoy this membership benefit!
Vol 5 No 1
Fall 2021
In this issue:
- Ancient Oaks
- Carnivorous Plants
- Fighting to Save a Forest
- Plants the Mammoths Ate
Flora is a quarterly print magazine available only to CNPS members.
Recent issues
Summer 2021
In this issue: Winged Weavers, Invisible Forces, Barnali Ghosh, and A Galvanizing Vision
Spring 2021
In this issue: Seeing Forests, Win for Dudleya, Common Ground, and Bringing Native Foods Home
Winter 2020
In this issue: Turf to Surf, Aloha California, Steeped in Color, Tiny Voyagers, and Justice for Astragalus!
Flora Archives
Volume 4
- Summer 2021
In this issue: Winged Weavers, Invisible Forces, Barnali Ghosh, and A Galvanizing Vision - Spring 2021
In this issue: Seeing Forests, Win for Dudleya, Common Ground, and Bringing Native Foods Home - Winter 2021
In this issue: Turf to Surf, Aloha California, Steeped in Color, Tiny Voyagers, and Justice for Astragalus! - Fall 2020
In this issue: Sacred Pollinators, Save Conglomerate Mesa, Living with Bumblebees, and Tastes of California
Volume 3
- Summer 2020
In this issue: The Right to Go Outside, Picturing Climate, CNPS Art Challenge Results, Sheltering in Place with Native Plants - Spring 2020
In this issue: Natural Resources with Sec. Crowfoot, Restoring Fire to Sierra Habitats, Resilient Gardens, and Saving Walker Ridge - Winter 2020
In this issue: An Unlikely Resurrection, Ferns, Bill Craven on Policy, and Notes from the Field - Fall 2019
In this issue: Responsible Riding, Carbon Sequestration, Native Floral Arrangements, and Fun with Photosynthesis
Volume 2
- Summer 2019
In this issue: Summer in the Garden, Fire Recovery, An Antidote to the Attention Economy, and Victory at Union Mine High School - Spring 2019
In this issue: A conversation with iNaturalist creator, California Plant Rescue, Insect-Friendly Gardens, and California Wildflowers guide. - Winter 2019
In this issue: Native Brews, Living with Fire, The Law You Need to Know, Rare Plant Treasure Hunt - Fall 2018
Taking a Stand, Ohlone Culture Revitalized, Mapping the Present for the Future, and Native Gardening for HOAs
Volume 1
- Summer 2018
Restoring the North Coast’s Rock Gardens, Reflections on Citizen Impact, The Race to Stop the Shot Hole Borer, and Botanical Day Trips - Spring 2018
Read about Vernal pools, advice for year-round color, and conference photo, art, and botanic tattoo contest winners. - Winter 2018
Featuring behavioral ecologist Doug Tallamy, the North Coast dunes, and the Re-Oak Wine Country effort. - Fall 2017
Esri’s Jack Dangermond on an extraordinary world. Plus fall native plant recipes, Tejon Ranch, and Ford Ord restoration.
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Flora articles you can read today
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Small Wonders: The Plight and Promise of California’s Native Bees
Scientists are studying plant-pollinator interactions to shift our "save the bees" perspective to include the variety of wild bees in California. -
Fire-Resistant Landscaping
Cassy Aoyagi, president of FormLA®Landscaping, shows us around her garden in the Tujunga foothills, sharing the features that protect it from wildfire.