The Cactus and Succulent Society of America is an international community on a mission to promote the knowledge, appreciation, and conservation of cacti and succulents in cultivation and in wild populations.
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CSSA Book Collection Seeking New Home After 40 Years
Library Space Needed
Invitation to Sponsor and Participate in the 2025 CSSA Biennial Convention
Affiliate Reps and Officers, 2025 Biennial Convention News
Past Webinar: WHOA, Mexico!
Gabriel Diaz Infante Daley will share his exuberance and enthusiasm for cactus and other succulents.
CSSA 2025 Biennial Convention – Speakers
Announcing the Speakers for the CSSA 2025 Biennial Convention
CSSA 2025 Biennial Convention – Field Trips
REGISTER NOW for the Field Trips for the CSSA 2025 Biennial Convention
2024 Affiliate Shows Recap on YouTube
ATTN: Affiliate Event Chairs, Publicity, & Social Media Volunteers. Did your club have a successful show and sale event this year? There may be videos you don’t even know about!
Affiliate Meeting – Sept. 21, 2024 – Recording & Minutes
CSSA Zoom Meeting of Affiliate Reps and Officers
“To The Point” – Fall 2024
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.
Biography: A Salute to Joseph Nelson Rose
Dr. Rose (1862–1928) is best known as the junior author of the great monograph, The Cactaceae, written in collaboration with Nathaniel Lord Britton
Biography: Michel Adanson
Adanson, Michel (1727–1806)—colonial discoverer of the genus Adansonia, the Baobab tree, which is named in his honor and describer of the genus Kalanchoe, among others.
Past Webinar: Cactus Restoration – Do Transplants Stand a Chance
Lane Butler and Raul Puente Martinez share their lessons from “Echinocereus arizonicus” subsp. “arizonicus” in central Arizona.
Past Webinar: Dudleyas in the Wild
Kelly Griffin and Jeremy Spath explore the world of Dudleyas
Affiliates Committee announces Affiliate Rep meeting for September
Affiliate Reps and Club Presidents, join us for the upcoming CSSA affiliate meeting.
Did you know the CSSA funds an intern at the Huntington?
Meet Our Most Recent Intern, Emily
















