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Bok Tower Gardens is one of 37 botanical institutions that participate in the Center for Plant Conservation network.  Through an integrated conservation program of germplasm collection, propagation, reintroduction, monitoring and management, Bok Tower Gardens is helping to conserve 64 rare central and north Florida plant species (29 are federally listed and 35 are state listed).  Of the 64 species under curation at Bok Tower Gardens, 41 are included in the Center for Plant Conservation’s National Collection of endangered and threatened plants.

For more information about Bok Tower Garden’s conservation efforts, contact Cheryl Peterson, the conservation program manager, at 863.676.1408, ext. 2237, or e-mail cpeterson@boktower.org.

Asimina tetramera (Four-Petal Pawpaw)

Aster spinulosus (Apalachicola Aster, Pinewoods Aster)

Bigelowia nuttallii (Nuttal’s Rayless Goldenrod)

Bonamia grandiflora (Scrub Morning Glory, Florida Ladies Nightcap, Florida Bonamia)

Calamintha ashei (Ashe’s Savory)

Calamintha dentata (Toothed Savory)

Campanula robinsiae (Robin’s Bellflower, Chinsegut Bellflower)

Chionanthus pygmaeus (Pygmy Fringetree)

Chrysopsis floridana (Florida Goldenaster)

Cladonia perforata (Florida Perforate Cladonia)

Clitoria fragrans (Sweetscented Pigeonwings)

Conradina brevifolia (Shortleaved False Rosemary)

Conradina etonia (Etonia False Rosemary)

Conradina glabra (Apalachicola False Rosemary)

Conradina grandiflora (Largeflower False Rosemary)

Crotalaria avonensis (Avon Park Harebells, Avon Park Rattlebox)

Cucurbita okeechobeensis (Okeechobee Gourd)

Cuphea aspera (Tropical Waxweed)

Deeringothamnus pulchellus (Beautiful Pawpaw)

Deeringothamnus rugelii (Pretty False Pawpaw, Royal False Pawpaw, White Squirrel-Banana)

Dicerandra christmanii (Garrett’s Mint, Lake, Christman’s Dicerandra, Lake Wales Mint)

Dicerandra cornutissima (Longspur Balm, Robin’s Mint)

Dicerandra frutescens (Scrub Balm, Lloyd’s Mint)

Dicerandra Modesta (Blushing Scrub Balm)

Dicerandra immaculata (Lakela’s Balm, Olga’s Mint)

Dicerandra immaculata var. savannarum (Savanna Balm, Dicerandra-of-the-Savannas)

Dicerandra thinicola (Titusville Balm)

Eryngium cuneifolium (Wedgeleaf Eryngo, Scrub Eryngium)

Eriogonum floridanum (Scrub Buckwheat, Longleaf Wild Buckwheat)

Euphorbia telephioides (Telephus Spurge)

Harperocallis flava (Harper’s Beauty)

Helianthus carnosus (Lakeside Sunflower, Flatwoods Sunflower)

Hypericum cumulicola (Highlands Scrub St. Johnswort, Highlands Scrub Hypericum)

Hypericum lissophloeus (Smoothbark St. John’swort)

Hymenocallis godfreyi (Godfrey’s Spiderlily, St. Mark’s Marsh Spiderlily)

Justicia cooleyi (Cooley’s Waterwillow, Cooley’s Justicia)

Liatris ohlingerae (Florida Gayfeather, Scrub Blazing Star)

Liatris provincialis (Godfrey’s Gayfeather, Godfrey’s Blazing Star)

Lilium catesbaei (Catesby’s Lily, Pine Lily)

Litsea aestivalis (Pondspice)

Lupinus aridorum (Scrub Lupine)

Macbridea alba (White Birds-in-a-Nest)

Matelea alabamensis (Alabama Milkvine, Alabama Spiny Pod)

Matelea baldwyniana (Baldwin’s Milkvine, Baldwin’s Spiny Pod)

Matelea floridana (Florida Milkvine, Florida Spiny Pod)

Nolina brittoniana (Britton’s Beargrass)

Paronychia chartacea ssp. Chartacea (Paper Nailwort, Papery Whitlow-wort)

Pinguicula ionantha (Violet Butterwort, Panhandle Butterwort)

Polygonella basiramia (Florida Jointweed, Tufted Wireweed)

Polygala lewtonii (Lewton’s Milkwort, Lewton’s Polygala)

Polygonella macrophylla (Largeleaf jointweed)

Prunus geniculata (Scrub Plum)

Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii (Chapman’s Rhododendron)

Ribes echinellum (Miccosukee Gooseberry)

Schwalbea Americana (Chaffseed)

Scutellaria floridana (Florida Skullcap)

Silene polypetala (Eastern Fringed Catchfly, Fringed Pink)

Spigelia gentianoides (Purpleflower Pinkroot, Gentian Pinkroot)

Spigelia loganioides (Florida Pinkroot, Levy Pinkroot)

Torreya taxifolia (Gopherwood, Stinking Cedar, Florida Torreya)

Vicia ocalensis (Ocala Vetch)

Warea amplexifolia (Clasping Warea, Wideleaf Pinelandcress)

Warea carteri (Carter’s Pinelandcress, Carter’s Mustard)

Ziziphus celata (Florida Jujube, Scrub Ziziphus)