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San diego barrel cactus (Ferocactus viridescens)

Global Rank: N/A
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Cactaceae
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Lifeform: Shrub
Categories of Interest: Cacti/Succulents
Date Inducted in National Collection: 12/15/2020

Description:

Where is San diego barrel cactus (Ferocactus viridescens) located in the wild?

Which CPC Partners conserve San diego barrel cactus (Ferocactus viridescens)?

California Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned

University of California Botanical Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned

The Huntington

Not Sponsored

Assigned 10/30/23

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Conservation Actions

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, San Diego Zoo Global holds 5 accessions of Ferocactus viridescens in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 147088 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 7 accessions of Ferocactus viridescens in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 7281 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, San Diego Zoo Global has collected 5 seed accessions of Ferocactus viridescens from 2 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 92 maternal plants

08/05/2020

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden has collected 5 seed accessions of Ferocactus viridescens from 2 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 2 maternal plants