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July Gold (Dedeckera eurekensis)

Photo Credit: Lynn Robertson

Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Polygonaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 135761
Lifeform: Shrub
Date Inducted in National Collection: 08/06/2019

Description:

The monotypic genus Dedeckera contains the single species Dedeckera eurekensis, a plant known by the common name July gold which is endemic to California. July gold flowers from May through August and is a member of the buckwheat family. It is a matting shrub which bears small fleshy leaves and tiny yellowish flowers (2-4 mm). It is a plant of the dry mountainous scrub, where it grows on gritty limestone cliffs. July gold is a rare plant, and its populations are scattered due to its specific niche habitat. It is also a poor reproducer; only about 1% of its flower ovules produce viable seed. No juvenile plants or seedlings currently known [CNPS, Calscape]

Where is July Gold (Dedeckera eurekensis) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Dedeckera eurekensis grows within Mojavean desert scrub and on limestone slopes east and south if the Sierra Nevada mountains in California.

Distribution:

Approximately 29 specimens of Dedeckera eurekensis can be found in the mountains east and south of the Sierra Nevada, in Inyo and Mono counties of California. [CNPS]

States & Provinces:

July Gold can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve July Gold (Dedeckera eurekensis)?

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/13/17

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/13/17

Rae Selling Berry Seed Bank & Plant Conservation Program

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 08/06/19

CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

Conservation Actions

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, Rae Selling Berry Seed Bank & Plant Conservation Program holds 1 accessions of Dedeckera eurekensis in orthodox seed collection. We are uncertain as to how many total seeds are in this collection.

08/05/2020

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, Rae Selling Berry Seed Bank & Plant Conservation Program has collected 1 seed accessions of Dedeckera eurekensis from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass an unknown number of maternal plants