Sand Gilia (Gilia tenuiflora ssp. arenaria)

Global Rank: T2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Endangered
Family: Polemoniaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 151176
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 01/17/2019

Description:

erect annual herb

Where is Sand Gilia (Gilia tenuiflora ssp. arenaria) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Sand Gilia can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Sand Gilia (Gilia tenuiflora ssp. arenaria)?

California Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 02/09/18

University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 01/17/19

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Conservation Actions

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 2 accessions of Gilia tenuiflora subsp. arenaria in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 112740 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.