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      • Choosing Your Plants
        • Native Planting Guides
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      • Digging Deeper
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  • Rare Plants

    What a Rush! Collecting Juncus digitatus in Nevada County 

    June 29, 2022June 30, 2022
    Finger rush (CRPR 1B.1) exists only in Nevada County, El Dorado County, and two sites in Shasta County, where it is threatened by ornamental rock mining and altered hydrology.
  • 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.
  • Exploring the Kern River Watershed/ Explorando la cuenca del río Kern

    June 4, 2022May 17, 2022

    Exploring the Kern River Watershed/ Explorando la cuenca del río Kern
    June 4, Cannell Meadows Rare Plant Treasure Hunt
    June 5: Community Hike, Audub…

  • French Fire Burn Area Rare Plant Treasure Hunt

    June 3, 2022May 18, 2022

    French Fire Burn Area Rare Plant Treasure Hunt

    June 3, 10:30am, Greenhorn Summit, Kern Co.

    We’ll explore the burn area around Alta Sierra and …

  • 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?
  • Conservation

    CNPS Settles Strauss Lawsuit With an Eye Toward Tarplant Protection

    September 11, 2020September 11, 2020
    The settlement supports mitigation objectives and project improvements to protect the world’s largest population of the federally- and state-endangered Gaviota tarplant
  • Richard smiles with a hill filled with orange CA poppies behind him. He's wearing a green tshirt, denim shirt, and glasses.
    Featured Stories

    Future Minded: An Interview with Richard Ke’aumoana Chung

    June 17, 2020December 3, 2021
    Richard Ke’aumoana Chung is creating a legacy of California plant biodiversity.
  • Conservation

    CNPS Sues Santa Barbara County Over Approval of Flawed Wind Energy Project

    February 28, 2020April 8, 2020
    The Strauss Wind Energy Project violates both the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and California Fish and Game Code.
  • Flora Magazine

    A New Phacelia Hidden in Plain Sight

    January 29, 2020May 16, 2022
    A U.S. Forest Service Botanist wraps up her career with a new discovery while looking for rare plants after the 2018 Carr-Delta wildfires.
  • Conservation

    Governor’s Biodiversity Actions Mark Unprecedented Call for Native Plant Protection

    October 4, 2018April 29, 2022
    The governor's actions are among the first to unambiguously emphasize the critical importance of saving California’s native plants.
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