In September, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service named the Phyllostegia glabra, a member of the mint family that grew in the moist forests of Lāna‘i, as lost to extinction. It’s a familiar story in ...

More than a fifth of the Earth’s plant species are found only on islands, making them one of the largest biodiversity hotspots, a breakthrough global study has found. This conclusion has pushed the ...

Hawaiʻi has more endangered plants than all other U.S. states combined. Here's a look at some of the species that are so rare ...

Tropical blue hues tend to pop against autumn’s subdued browns, beiges and golds in North America’s driest desert. So, the turquoise pools and glittery electric-blue pupfish stand out at Ash Meadows ...

Colorado Native Plant Society will host a lecture by Lauren Bansbach on rare and endemic plants of the San Juan Basin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College.

A new study has revealed that islands are home to around one in three of the world’s plant species, despite covering just over five per cent of the Earth’s land surface. Dr Julian Schrader, from ...

GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA, Calif./Nev. – If you have lived in Tahoe or frequented it for some time, chances are you’ve heard about Tahoe yellow cress or stumbled on beach signs cautioning of the rare ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We revise and update the records of strict and near-endemic species of Mt Kupe, Cameroon respectively from 31 strict endemics in 2004, to 25 ...