Clematis Socialis Alabama Leather Plant Photo Credit: Henning Von Schmeling

Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance

As members of the GPCA, the Chattahoochee Nature Center is involved in several projects. Most recently, we have been growing the federally endangered Alabama Leather flower; a plant recently discovered in Georgia. In the wild there are only five small patches left in Georgia and we are propagating this plant from divisions and cuttings to in order to return them to their native habitat.

In 2007, CNC planted 100 young Alabama Leather flower plants on to two sites managed by the Nature Conservancy. This project was funded by a grant from the GA Department of Natural Resources Non-game Division (GADNR). With their help, we are insuring this and other species survive in the wild while maintaining plants at CNC.