Heckner's Lewisia (Lewisia cotyledon var. heckneri)

Global Rank: T3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Portulacaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 142287
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 03/26/2020

Description:

Where is Heckner's Lewisia (Lewisia cotyledon var. heckneri) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Heckner's Lewisia can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Heckner's Lewisia (Lewisia cotyledon var. heckneri)?

California Native Plant Society

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 03/26/20

University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden

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 Lewisia cotyledon var. heckneri 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 Lewisia cotyledon var. heckneri from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 66 maternal plants