Plant Research

CREW scientists in the Plant Research Division have been working to propagate and preserve endangered plants from across the United States.

Florida rare species

Roughly one-quarter of all the species targeted in the Endangered Plant Propagation Program are from Florida. Collaborators at Historic Bok Sanctuary, Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden, and the Marie Selby Botanical Garden work with CREW to identify species for which propagation at CREW could make a difference in the long-range conservation of the species. Targeted species focus on endangered species from scrub and pine rockland/hardwood hammock habitats and include a variety of woody species, perennials, orchids, and ferns.