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Hoover's Eriastrum (Eriastrum hooveri)

  • Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Polemoniaceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 160624
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 12/15/2020
Description:

Where is Hoover's Eriastrum (Eriastrum hooveri) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Hoover's Eriastrum can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Hoover's Eriastrum (Eriastrum hooveri)?

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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 1 accessions of Eriastrum hooveri in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 2099 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 Eriastrum hooveri from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 55 maternal plants

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Nomenclature
Taxon Eriastrum hooveri
Authority (Jepson) Mason
Family Polemoniaceae
CPC Number 1619
ITIS 31055
USDA ERHO2
Duration Annual
Common Names Hoover's Eriastrum
Associated Scientific Names Eriastrum hooveri
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
California S3
Ecological Relationships

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