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Santa Clara County Lessingia (Lessingia micradenia var. glabrata)

  • Global Rank: T2 - Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 141915
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection:
Description:

annual herb

Where is Santa Clara County Lessingia (Lessingia micradenia var. glabrata) located in the wild?

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Santa Clara County Lessingia can be found in California

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Conservation Actions

  • 09/01/2020
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 5 accessions of Lessingia micradenia var. glabrata in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 5101 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

  • 09/01/2020
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, Rae Selling Berry Seed Bank & Plant Conservation Program holds 2 accessions of Lessingia micradenia var. glabrata in orthodox seed collection. We are uncertain as to how many total seeds are in this collection.

  • 08/05/2020
  • Seed Collection

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden has collected 1 seed accessions of Lessingia micradenia var. glabrata from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 25 maternal plants

  • 08/05/2020
  • Seed Collection

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Native Plant Society has collected 2 seed accessions of Lessingia micradenia var. glabrata from 2 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 130 maternal plants

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Nomenclature
Taxon Lessingia micradenia var. glabrata
Authority (D.D. Keck) Ferris
Family Asteraceae
CPC Number 15864
ITIS 528757
USDA LEMIG
Duration Annual
Common Names Smooth lessingia
Associated Scientific Names Lessingia micradenia var. glabrata | Lessingia ramulosa var. glabrata
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
California S2
Ecological Relationships

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