Welder Machaeranthera (Psilactis heterocarpa)

Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Asteraceae
State: TX
Nature Serve ID: 152148
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 08/22/2022

Description:

San Antonio Botanical Garden is actively working on recollecting this species.

Where is Welder Machaeranthera (Psilactis heterocarpa) located in the wild?

Habitat:

grassland and adjacent scrub woodlands

Distribution:

States & Provinces:

Welder Machaeranthera can be found in Texas

Which CPC Partners conserve Welder Machaeranthera (Psilactis heterocarpa)?

San Antonio Botanical Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

This species has been found along the Texas Gulf Coast. Further research may reveal additional localities and determine the degree to which the species is able to persist following the application of pasture improvement techniques and other habitat disturbances.

01/01/2010

some in S. Texas individuals in 3 unprotected populations at Welder Wildlife Management Area