Raiche's Manzanita (Arctostaphylos stanfordiana ssp. raichei)

Global Rank: T2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Ericaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 135951
Lifeform: Shrub
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Arctostaphylos stanfordiana ssp. raichei is one of three subspecies of Arctostaphylos stanfordiana that can only be found in Lake and Mendocino Counties. In these counties, they can be found among chaparral & coniferous forest on rocky mountainsides made mostly of serpentine soil. Their pink blossoms occur in the springtime (February thru April) and are known to grow up to 3m tall. A. s. ssp. raichei is currently Critically Imperiled with less than 10 occurrences left in the region facing ongoing threats such as urbanization.

Where is Raiche's Manzanita (Arctostaphylos stanfordiana ssp. raichei) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Raiche's Manzanita can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Raiche's Manzanita (Arctostaphylos stanfordiana ssp. raichei)?

California Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 06/09/17

University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 01/17/19

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Conservation Actions

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 1 accessions of Arctostaphylos stanfordiana subsp. raichei in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 1742 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

08/05/2020

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden has collected 1 seed accessions of Arctostaphylos stanfordiana subsp. raichei from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 7 maternal plants