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  • Rare Plants

    Exploring the Kern River Watershed

    July 19, 2022
    We looked for rare plants, camped, hiked, went birdwatching, and found fire followers coming up in the French Fire burn area.
  • Rare Plants

    What a Rush! Collecting Juncus digitatus in Nevada County 

    June 29, 2022July 5, 2022
    Named for its distinctive fruits, the rare finger rush grows in vernally moist microhabitats and stands only a few centimeters tall.
  • Siskiyou iris (Iris bracteata)
    Rare Plants

    “List 3” Plants on the Rare Plant Inventory

    June 16, 2022
    Learn about the plants united by one common theme–we lack the necessary information to assign them to one of the other ranks or to reject them.
  • Rare Plants

    Using the Rare Plant Inventory Advanced Search

    May 12, 2022May 12, 2022
    Using the RPI's advanced search allows you to unlock even more capabilities! List/Rank, Location, Biology, and more.
  • Rare Plants

    How to Search the Rare Plant Inventory

    April 28, 2022April 28, 2022
    Over one-third of California’s flora is considered rare. Learn expert tips to search the RPI to prepare a list of rare plant species for a project.
  • Eriogonum nervulosum
    Rare Plants

    The Many Uses of the CNPS Rare Plant Inventory

    April 14, 2022April 27, 2022
    It sounds mysterious and magical, like an ancient tome you would check out of the library. Where does it come from?
  • Tejon Ranch, one of California's last and most significant native grasslands. Photo: Nancy Buck
    Conservation

    The Governor’s Biodiversity Initiative | Top Three Take-Aways

    September 28, 2018September 28, 2018
    The Governor's new Biodiversity Initiative is a victory for native plants and a important validation of CNPS work.
  • Carpenter Valley
    Plant Science

    Exploration of Fens in Carpenter Valley

    October 30, 2016March 29, 2018
    Soon, in Carpenter Valley, more than 1,000 acres of lush meadow and forest will be protected by the Truckee Donner Land Trust and an easement held by The Nature Conservancy.
  • Citizen Science

    Carnivorous plants in Meadows and Fens

    June 1, 2016March 26, 2018
    The most striking and intriguing plants we found during our watershed assessment project in the Plumas National Forest were two carnivorous species: roundleaf sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) and California pitcherplant (Darlingtonia californica).
  • Plant Science

    Cypress – A Rare Natural Community

    January 1, 2016March 29, 2018
    For the past year, the CNPS Vegetation Program has been working with volunteers to produce a fine-scale map of cypress stands throughout the state.
  • pygmy forest
    Plant Science

    Sonoma and Mendocino County Pygmy Forest: Ecosystem Definition and Mapping Project

    November 1, 2014March 26, 2018
    Mendocino pygmy forests are naturally rare, occurring only on very old elevated marine terraces within 1 to 5 miles from the sea.

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