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Thoma's Microseris (Stebbinsoseris decipiens)

  • Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 157632
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 01/14/2019
Description:

Where is Thoma's Microseris (Stebbinsoseris decipiens) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Thoma's Microseris can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Thoma's Microseris (Stebbinsoseris decipiens)?

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Conservation Actions

  • 09/01/2020
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden holds 69 accessions of Stebbinsoseris decipiens in orthodox seed collection. We are uncertain as to how many total seeds are in this collection.

  • 09/01/2020
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 4 accessions of Stebbinsoseris decipiens in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 1764 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, University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden has collected 73 seed accessions of Stebbinsoseris decipiens from 7 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 53 maternal plants

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Nomenclature
Taxon Stebbinsoseris decipiens
Authority (K.L. Chambers) Chambers
Family Asteraceae
CPC Number 2838
ITIS 507670
USDA MIDE
Duration Perennial
Common Names Santa Cruz Microseris | Santa Cruz silverpuffs
Associated Scientific Names Microseris decipiens | Stebbinsoseris decipiens
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
California S2
Ecological Relationships

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Pollinators
Common Name Name in Text Association Type Source InteractionID
Bees
Mining bees Andrena Not Specified Link
Mining bees Diandrena Not Specified Link

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