WASHINGTON, DC.- A new traveling exhibition, “Losing Paradise? Endangered Plants Here and Around the World,” will open at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History Aug. 14. The exhibition, a collaborative effort between the American Society of Botanical Artists and the museum, showcases botanical illustrations and features work from several renowned artists, including Alice Tangerini, one of the museum’s acclaimed scientific illustrators. Focusing on global conservation, the exhibition will educate the public about endangered, threatened and extinct plants. Additional custom content designed by the museum for this venue highlights the unique and provocative way scientists and conservation biologists are approaching the loss of plant biodiversity—particularly through their work with botanical artists whose captivating and scientifically accurate images serve as an essential historical record of