Aphanisma (Aphanisma blitoides)

Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Chenopodiaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 155064
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 12/15/2020

Description:

Where is Aphanisma (Aphanisma blitoides) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Aphanisma can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Aphanisma (Aphanisma blitoides)?

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

Not Sponsored

Assigned

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Conservation Actions

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden holds 2 accessions of Aphanisma blitoides in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 790 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, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has collected 2 seed accessions of Aphanisma blitoides from 2 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass an unknown number of maternal plants