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Ben Lomond Spineflower (Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegiana)

  • Global Rank: T1 - Critically Imperiled
  • Legal Status: Federally Endangered
  • Family: Polygonaceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 157910
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 03/26/2020
Description:

Where is Ben Lomond Spineflower (Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegiana) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Ben Lomond Spineflower can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Ben Lomond Spineflower (Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegiana)?

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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-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden holds 1 accessions of Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegiana 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, California Native Plant Society has collected 1 seed accessions of Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegiana from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 50 maternal plants

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Nomenclature
Taxon Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegiana
Authority Reveal & Morgan
Family Polygonaceae
CPC Number 13342
ITIS 527353
USDA CHPUH2
Duration Annual
Common Names Hartweg's spineflower | Ben Lomond spineflower
Associated Scientific Names Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegiana
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
California S1
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