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Atlanta Botanical Garden

The Southeastern United States is a biodiversity hotspot that is threatened by a variety of anthropogenic influences, including urbanization and climate change. Of the 65 plants that have vanished in North America since European settlement, 25 (40%) have been from the Southeast. The Southeastern Plant Conservation Alliance (SE PCA) seeks to develop a Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need (RSGCN) list for plants to inform conservation strategies and conduct conservation status assessments and ranking updates for priority species. This list is needed to communicate shared priorities between agencies andother conservation partners. It can be referenced in State Wildlife Action Plan revision and implementation...
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