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Plant Profile

Marsh Silverpuffs (Microseris paludosa)

Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Asteraceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 139110
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 01/17/2019

Description:

Where is Marsh Silverpuffs (Microseris paludosa) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Marsh Silverpuffs can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Marsh Silverpuffs (Microseris paludosa)?

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 12/12/17

University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 01/17/19

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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 7 accessions of Microseris paludosa 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, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden holds 2 accessions of Microseris paludosa in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 6656 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, University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden has collected 7 seed accessions of Microseris paludosa from 2 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, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has collected 2 seed accessions of Microseris paludosa from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 117 maternal plants