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[[File:Delphinium bakeri 5.jpg|thumb|230px|Endangered ''[[Delphinium bakeri]]'', Baker's larkspur.]]
[[File:Calochortus tiburonensis - Tiburon Mariposa Lily 03 (3560215936).jpg|thumb|230px|Critically endangered ''[[Calochortus tiburonensis]]'', Tiburon mariposa lily.]]
[[File:Arctorefugioensis.jpg|thumb|230px|Endangered ''[[Arctostaphylos refugioensis]]'', Refugio manzanita.]]
[[File:Pinus torreyana Philprice.jpg|thumb|230px|Endangered ''[[Pinus torreyana]]'', Torrey pine.]]
The '''''CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California''''' is a botanical [[online database]] providing information on rare, threatened, and endangered [[List of California native plants|California native plants]]. <ref>[http://www.rareplants.cnps.org CNPS: Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California]</ref><ref name=cnps>[http://www.cnps.org/cnps/rareplants/inventory/ CNPS: About the Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California]</ref> It is sponsored by the [[California Native Plant Society]] (CNPS). <ref name=cnps/>
==Description==
All [[plant]] [[taxa]] that the [[State of California]] or [[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]] list as being [[threatened species]], [[endangered species]], or rare species in California, are included in the lists.<ref name=cnps/><ref name=J>The Jepson Manual, Vascular Plants of California, 2nd ed., 2012</ref>{{rp|10}} They are continually updated with additions, changes, and deletions. <ref name=cnps/> In 2014 the CNPS Rare Plant Program began including [[Lichen]]s of Conservation Concern. <ref name=cnps/>
The Inventory is published every three to five years and is used by the State and Federal government for [[Conservation biology|conservation]] planning. <ref name=cnps/><ref>{{Cite journal | last= Holt | first= Judy | title= UC Riverside: Botanical and Related Pest Management Programs | journal= Noxious Times | publisher= California Interagency Noxious Weed Coordinating Committee | volume =  3 | issue=  3 | date= Winter 2001 | url=http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/ipc/noxioustimes/pdfs/2001winter.pdf | accessdate= 2007-11-07 }}</ref> It is used for scientific research, conservation and preservation, and enforcement of environmental laws in [[California]]. <ref name=cnps/> <ref name=cer>[http://www.chicoer.com/general-news/20131228/native-plant-society-gets-third-place-for-six-rare-plant-finds Chico Enterprise Record: "Native Plant Society gets third place for six rare plant finds"], by Laurie Kavenaugh, 12.28.2013.</ref>
==History==
CNPS originally developed the ''Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California'' with the guidance of botanist and evolutionary biologist [[G. Ledyard Stebbins]]. <ref name=cnps/>
The 1st Edition was printed in 1974. The last print version, the 6th Edition, was published in 2001. The 8th Edition, released in 2010 with ongoing updates, is the current database.<ref name=cnps/>
The online database publication, which depends on volunteer contributions, is supported by the California Native Plant Society, [[University of California, Riverside Herbarium]], and other institutions, organizations, and individuals.
==See also==
*{{C|Flora of California by conservation status}}
*[[List of California native plants]]
*{{C|Endemic flora of California}}
*{{C|Flora of California}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.rareplants.cnps.org California Native Plant Society−CNPS: official '''Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California''' website] — ''with plant species searchengine''.
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