The Cactus & Succulent Society of America is an international community dedicated to advancing the appreciation, knowledge, research, and conservation of cacti and succulents.
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CSSA updates Code of Conduct regarding habitat collected plants
February 2, 2024
In order to address the increased pressure for field-collected plants, the CSSA Board of Directors, in cooperation with our Conservation Committee, has adopted a Code of Conduct for CSSA members. Please feel free to use this Code of Conduct as a template,…
“To The Point” – Summer 2025
June 26, 2025
The latest issue of To The Point is here, and it’s full of useful information collected from our members, staff, volunteers, and the newsletters of CSSA affiliate clubs.
2025 CSSA Photo Contest Winners: A Succulent Paradise
June 21, 2025
2025 CSSA Photo Contest Winners Announced
CSSA 2026 Board Nominations
June 21, 2025
Announcing the Nominees for 2026 Board Positions of the Cactus & Succulent Society of America, Inc.
CSSA 2025 Annual Members Meeting
June 10, 2025
The CSSA 2025 Annual Members Meeting will be held on June 21, 2025, at 9am (Pacific)
“Cactus and Succulent Journal” – Volume 97-2
May 27, 2025
C&SJ 2025 Vol. 97-2 is in the mail now, end of May 2025. Notable themes in this issue include: The 2025 offering of the International Succulent Introductions; Adenium socotranum; Lithops summitatum is a valid taxon, not a cultivar; and much more …
Past Webinar: The Sonoran Desert
May 8, 2025
The Sonoran Desert: Views from the Desert Laboratory and Beyond with Robert A. Villa
Cal State San Bernardino requests your input
April 8, 2025
California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) conducting research study exploring the motivations, purchasing habits, and experiences—both positive and negative—of individuals who collect cacti and succulents
Past Webinar: Melocacti of the Caribbean
April 3, 2025
Explore the Melocacti of the Caribbean – The How, When, and Where of their arrival on the islands with Dr. Lucas Majure
“To The Point” – Spring 2025
April 3, 2025
The latest issue of To The Point is here, and it’s full of useful information collected from our members, staff, volunteers, and the newsletters of CSSA affiliate clubs.
Brian Kemble receives Liberty Hyde Bailey Award
March 5, 2025
Since 1953, the American Horticultural Society’s Great American Gardeners Awards program has recognized individuals and organizations that have achieved horticultural excellence to fields such as plant research, garden stewardship, horticultural outreach, and teaching.
Past Webinar: Cacti of Big Bend Ranch State Park
March 4, 2025
Explore the cacti of Big Bend Ranch State Park in Texas with Gary Nored
Biography: Helia Bravo-Hollis
February 25, 2025
Bravo-Hollis, Dr. Helia (1901–2001)—discoverer, describer and scholar of taxa of Cactaceae in Mexico – one of the founders of Sociedad Mexicana de Cactología (Mexican Cactus Society) in 1951.