Pennsylvania Botany

PENNSYLVANIA RARE PLANT FORUM

The 2026 Rare Plant Forum

Hello Everyone,

We are pleased to announce that the 2026 PA Rare Plant Forum will be taking place IN PERSON on Saturday, March 21st, 2026 at the Forestry Resources Building (Room 112) on the Penn State University Park Campus!  This will be a hybrid-style meeting with both in-person and Zoom options available.  More details will be available in the upcoming weeks prior to the Forum, including an agenda, Zoom information, and the list of species proposals being considered.  

If you are considering a status-change proposal for a particular species, please let Jessica McPherson (jmcpherson@paconserve.org) know as soon as possible.  The Natural Heritage folks are willing to work with you to obtain any necessary data and provide technical support as needed. You may also send suggestions for taxa to investigate to Jessica if you believe a plant’s status may need to be changed, but do not wish to make the proposal yourself.  The deadline for submitting proposals is March 6, 2026.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone this Spring!

The PA Rare Plant Forum Committee

Mark Bowers
Steve Grund
Jessica McPherson
Scott Schuette
Stephanie Seymour