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The last of their kind

We hold 7 of the world's 100 most irreplaceable flowering plants.

and 18 of the world's 100 most irreplaceable gymnosperms.

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Amorphophallus lewallei Malaisse & Bamps

#2

Critically Endangered

Amorphophallus lewallei Malaisse & Bamps

Araceae

Gomortega keule (Molina) Gunckel

#11

Endangered

Gomortega keule (Molina) Gunckel

Gomortegaceae

Lyonothamnus floribundus A.Gray

#15

Endangered

Lyonothamnus floribundus A.Gray

Rosaceae

Petenaea cordata Lundell

#24

Endangered

Petenaea cordata Lundell

Petenaeaceae

Featured plants

Pedicularis rhodotricha Maxim.

SPECIES

Orobanchaceae Pedicularis rhodotricha Maxim.

Capraria biflora L.

SPECIES

Scrophulariaceae Capraria biflora L.

Streptanthus pilosus (S.Watson) Jeps.

SPECIES

Brassicaceae Streptanthus pilosus (S.Watson) Jeps.

Recent Publications

Exploring sagebrush leaf microbial metagenomes from deep, host-derived sequencing

Adedotun Adedayo Arogundade, Carlos Dave C. Dumaguit, Anthony E. Melton et al.

2026

Microbiology Spectrum

Utilizing a comparative approach to assess genome evolution during diploidization in Artemisia tridentata, a keystone species of western North America

Anthony E. Melton, Stephen Novak, Sven Buerki

2024

American Journal of Botany

A single widespread species or multiple narrow endemics: a search for boundaries within the Piper amalago complex (Piperaceae)

James F. Smith, Cara Hastings, Christopher Davidson et al.

2026

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution