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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)?

Regional Parks Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned

California Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned

University of California Botanical Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned

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Conservation Actions

09/01/2020

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

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