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Many-flowered Unicorn-plant (Proboscidea spicata)

Proboscidea spicata flowering in Texas at a recently discovered population.

Photo Credit: Michael Eason
  • Global Rank: GH - Possibly Extinct
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Martyniaceae
  • State: TX
  • Nature Serve ID: 135315
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 09/09/2024
Description:

Where is Many-flowered Unicorn-plant (Proboscidea spicata) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Many-flowered Unicorn-plant can be found in Texas

Which CPC Partners conserve Many-flowered Unicorn-plant (Proboscidea spicata)?

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Conservation Actions

Tina Stanley
  • 09/09/2024

San Antonio Botanical Garden (SABOT) researcher Michael Eason recently found a new population of Proboscidea spicata in Texas. The SABOT conservation team is working to collect seed of this very rare plant.

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Nomenclature
Taxon Proboscidea spicata
Authority Correll
Family Martyniaceae
CPC Number 3641
ITIS 504617
USDA PRSP3
Duration Annual
Common Names New Mexico Unicorn-plant
Associated Scientific Names Proboscidea spicata
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
Texas S1
Ecological Relationships

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