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California Protects New Endangered Species Thanks to Volunteer Botany Heroes
The coast yellow leptosiphon and the Lassics lupine now have state endangered species protection, thanks in large part to two CNPS members. -
California Native Plant Society Announces Naming Rights Auction for Rare Species
For the first time in California, CNPS auctions off a rare chance to name a newly described California native plant. -
Rare Plants Identified for 2018 Seed Collection Efforts
CNPS works in the California Plant Rescue project, a statewide coalition of nonprofit botanic organizations. They collect California’s rare and threatened species. -
California Native Plant Society Signs Historic Settlement on Newhall Ranch Project
CNPS has settled a long-running dispute over the Newhall Ranch development project in northwestern Los Angeles County. -
Rare Plant Treasure Hunt Update: the CNPS De-Extinction Project
In early May, a team from the Rare Plant Program went down into the urban wilds of the greater Los Angeles area in search of plants presumed to be extinct. -
New advancements of the Online Inventory, 8th Edition
The most common requests from users are now fulfilled in this exciting new version of the Online Rare Plant Inventory. -
CNPS De-Extinction Project
In early May, a team from the Rare Plant Program went down into the urban wilds of the greater Los Angeles area in search of plants presumed to be extinct. -
A New Endangered Species Candidate: Coast Yellow Leptosiphon
Coast yellow leptosiphon (Leptosiphon croceus) is an endangered species limited to less than 500 plants clinging to a cliff edge in San Mateo County. -
Revisiting a Rare Plant Population Just in Time
After conducting a rare plant survey near Santa Ynez in June of 2016, I took the opportunity to revisit several of the occurrences of Refugio Manzanita. -
Saving the Lassics Lupine
Lassics lupine (Lupinus constancei) is a species endemic to just four acres in the the Lassics Mountains in eastern Humboldt County that is on the brink of extinction. -
Livermore Tarplant Added to California Endangered Species List
CNPS successfully petitioned for endangered status for a species known to exist in only three locations within Alameda County. -
Native Plant Group Supports Clean Nursery Practices
Landscapes face threats from new introduced diseases that we are not prepared to control, including the exotic plant pathogens called Phytophthora.
