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Plant Profile

Ben Lomond Spineflower (Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegiana)

Global Rank: T1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Endangered
Family: Polygonaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 157910
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 03/26/2020

Description:

Where is Ben Lomond Spineflower (Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegiana) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Ben Lomond Spineflower can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Ben Lomond Spineflower (Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegiana)?

University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 03/26/20

California Native Plant Society

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 03/26/20

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Conservation Actions

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden holds 1 accessions of Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegiana in orthodox seed collection. We are uncertain as to how many total seeds are in this collection.

08/05/2020

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Native Plant Society has collected 1 seed accessions of Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegiana from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 50 maternal plants