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Blochman's Leafy Daisy (Erigeron blochmaniae)

Photo Credit: Neal Kramer

Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Asteraceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 133593
Lifeform: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Erigeron foliosus var. blochmaniae is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names Blochman's erigeron and Blochman's leafy daisy. It is a perennial daisy growing from a stout woody caudex or rhizome and reaching heights of 40 to 80 centimeters. Its stem is lined with evenly spaced narrow straight leaves, each one to three centimeters long. Atop each hairy stem is an flower cluster, with flower heads each just over a centimeter wide bearing white to pink or lavender ray florets and a center of golden yellow or greenish disc florets. Blooming period is July through October. [Jepson] [Calscape]

Where is Blochman's Leafy Daisy (Erigeron blochmaniae) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Erigeron foliosus var. blochmaniae lives in sand dunes and coastal scrub habitats.

Distribution:

Erigeron foliosus var. blochmaniae is endemic to California, where approximately 23 specimens can be found on the coastline of San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara Counties. [CNPS]

States & Provinces:

Blochman's Leafy Daisy can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Blochman's Leafy Daisy (Erigeron blochmaniae)?

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 06/13/17

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, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden holds 1 accessions of Erigeron blochmaniae in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 2000 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 1 seed accessions of Erigeron blochmaniae from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 12 maternal plants