California Plant Rescue, or CaPR, is a collaborative of not-for-profit botanical institutions working under the auspices of the Center for Plant Conservation to conserve the wild species of California and the California Floristic Province, primarily through field work and long-term seed bank collections.  Learn more about CaPR and its mission...

The Plants We Rescue

Each of the species below is a California native plant that is rare or threatened to some degree. Fortunately, each has been collected by one of our collaborating institutions. An ex situ collection of seeds or living plants now exists to provide plant material for research, restoration, and provide insurance against loss in the wild populations. Clicking on a photo will take you to the species profile in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants, where you can learn more about the unique element of California's flora.  Learn more about our conservation successes...