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U.S. Forest Service


Rare Plant Profiles

The plant profiles presented on this website are proposed or listed as threatened or endangered (TEP) by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), or if not listed, are ranked as Critically Imperiled by NatureServe. Each of these plants is known to currently exist in at least one location on national forests or national grasslands. About the Rare Plant Profiles…

Select Rare Plant Profiles

Select a specific rare plant profile on our All Species list or on lists of rare plant profiles "By State" or "By National Forest/Grassland".

Select Rare Plant Profiles by Forest Service Region

You may select a Forest Service Region below to display lists of rare plant profiles for that region of the United States.

A map of the Unites States displaying the USDA Forest Service Regions. Select a Region on this map to display the Rare Plant Profiles for the Region. Southern Rare Plant Profiles Eastern Rare Plant Profiles Southwestern Rare Plant Profiles Rocky Mountain Rare Plant Profiles Intermountain Rare Plant Profiles Northern Rare Plant Profiles Pacific Southwest Rare Plant Profiles Pacific Northwest Rare Plant Profiles Southern Rare Plant Profiles Alaska Rare Plant Profiles Pacific Southwest Rare Plant Profiles

https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/Rare_Plants/profiles/index.php