Rough Popcorn-flower (Plagiobothrys hirtus)

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Endangered
Family: Boraginaceae
State: OR
Nature Serve ID: 145284
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 08/19/2021

Description:

Where is Rough Popcorn-flower (Plagiobothrys hirtus) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Rough Popcorn-flower can be found in Oregon

Which CPC Partners conserve Rough Popcorn-flower (Plagiobothrys hirtus)?

Institute for Applied Ecology

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 08/19/21

CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

Conservation Actions

Center for Plant Conservation

08/19/2021

In 2021, CPC contracted Institute for Applied Ecology to recollect seed from a population currently held in long term orthodox seed storage as part of an IMLS-funded seed longevity experiment. The National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation will evaluate how germination tested viability and RNA Integrity of seed lots decline over time in storage.