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Great Redberry Buckthorn (Rhamnus pirifolia)

  • Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Rhamnaceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 150587
  • Lifeform: Shrub, Tree
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 12/15/2020
Description:

Where is Great Redberry Buckthorn (Rhamnus pirifolia) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Great Redberry Buckthorn can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Great Redberry Buckthorn (Rhamnus pirifolia)?

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Conservation Actions

  • 09/01/2020
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 2 accessions of Rhamnus pirifolia in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 200 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

  • 08/05/2020
  • Seed Collection

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden has collected 1 seed accessions of Rhamnus pirifolia 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 Rhamnus pirifolia
Authority Greene
Family Rhamnaceae
CPC Number 11664
ITIS 28581
USDA RHPI
Duration Perennial
Common Names
Associated Scientific Names Rhamnus pirifolia
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
California S4
Ecological Relationships

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