In 1998 R.L. Hartman and B.E. Nelson published a comprehensive summary of newly described vascular plant taxa in North America (north of Mexico) covering the years 1975–1994. In so doing they helped illuminate the fact that many vascular plant taxa continue to be described, despite over 250 years of plant collecting and taxonomic research in this expansive and widely explored area. Not surprisingly, discoveries of new plant diversity have continued steadily since that time. However, interest in (and even awareness of) taxonomy as a field of study, area of expertise, and career path continues its general decline, with increasingly fewer students acquiring basic skills in plant identification and fieldwork. This is unsurprising given that many universities under-prioritize offering taxonomic and systematics coursework and field opportunities. The decline likely is further aggravated by the fact that the visibility of this work to the average student is minimal. For example, easily found and digestible summaries of such work are difficult to find. A simple online search for plant species described in North America in 2020 yielded only a few of the highlights considered interesting by popular science writers. Although it is satisfying to see a few studies highlighted, it is regretful that the bulk of the discoveries remain obscured. This open workshop will bring together interested plant taxonomists and systematists to collaboratively create a Working Group with the goal of publishing a summary of new taxa of vascular plants and bryophytes described over the 25-year period of 1995-2019. The project will include analytics summarizing various aspects of taxonomic, geographic, and phylogenetic significance. We propose the creation in concert of useful on-line and interactive resources (perhaps hosted on ASPT or BSA websites) to allow interested users to explore the new taxa, where they occur, and other aspects of their biology, ecology, and phylogeny. The tentative goal will be to review the results at BOTANY 2024 and submit them as a publication soon thereafter. Additional goals include raising the profile and importance of ongoing taxonomic work, biodiversity exploration, recruiting a diversity of new students to the field of taxonomy, and highlighting the project’s value to ongoing conservation efforts.