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Rare Plants

Four pictures of rare plants: Townsendia aprica, Fritillaria gentneri, Iris lacustris, and Echinocereus fendleri var. kuenzleri framing the text Rare Plants.

“Caring for the land and serving people”, the mission of the U.S. Forest Service, means caring for rare plants and their habitats, and helping people learn about these special plants on our national forests and grasslands.

What
is a
rare plant?		 Why
are some plants rare?		 Are all
rare plants endangered?		 How many rare plants are there? How are rare plants conserved? How can I help rare plants?
Rare Plant Profiles

U.S. Forest Service
Rangeland Management
Botany Program
1400 Independence Ave., SW, Mailstop Code: 1103
Washington DC 20250-1103

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Location: http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/rareplants/index.shtml
Last modified: Friday, 16-May-2008 13:44:54 EDT