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Seaside Tarweed (Hemizonia congesta)

  • Global Rank: T2 - Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 146306
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection:
Description:

Where is Seaside Tarweed (Hemizonia congesta) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Seaside Tarweed can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Seaside Tarweed (Hemizonia congesta)?

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Conservation Actions

  • 09/01/2020
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, University of California Botanical Garden holds 1 accessions of Hemizonia congesta subsp. congesta in orthodox seed collection. We are uncertain as to how many total seeds are in this collection.

  • 08/05/2020
  • Seed Collection

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, University of California Botanical Garden has collected 1 seed accessions of Hemizonia congesta subsp. congesta from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass an unknown number of maternal plants

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Nomenclature
Taxon Hemizonia congesta
Authority DC.
Family Asteraceae
CPC Number 10121
ITIS 37613
USDA HECO7
Duration Annual
Common Names hayfield tarweed
Associated Scientific Names Hemizonia congesta | Hemizonia leucocephala
Distribution
State Rank
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California SNR
Ecological Relationships

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