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Siskiyou sedge (groups 1,2) (Carex gigas)

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Family: Cyperaceae
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Lifeform: Graminoid
Date Inducted in National Collection: 12/15/2020

Description:

Where is Siskiyou sedge (groups 1,2) (Carex gigas) located in the wild?

Which CPC Partners conserve Siskiyou sedge (groups 1,2) (Carex gigas)?

Rae Selling Berry Seed Bank & Plant Conservation Program

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California Native Plant Society

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Assigned

Regional Parks Botanic Garden

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University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

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Assigned

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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 Carex scabriuscula in orthodox seed collection. We are uncertain as to how many total seeds are in this collection.

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, Rae Selling Berry Seed Bank & Plant Conservation Program holds 1 accessions of Carex scabriuscula in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 800 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

08/05/2020

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, Rae Selling Berry Seed Bank & Plant Conservation Program has collected 1 seed accessions of Carex scabriuscula from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass an unknown number of maternal plants

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 Carex scabriuscula from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 3 maternal plants