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Giant Spanish-needle (Palafoxia arida var. gigantea)

  • Global Rank: T2 - Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • State: AZ, CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 138779
  • Lifeform: Subshrub, Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 12/15/2020
Description:

Where is Giant Spanish-needle (Palafoxia arida var. gigantea) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Giant Spanish-needle can be found in Arizona, California

Which CPC Partners conserve Giant Spanish-needle (Palafoxia arida var. gigantea)?

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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 2 accessions of Palafoxia arida var. gigantea in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 1668 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 2 seed accessions of Palafoxia arida var. gigantea from 2 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass an unknown number of maternal plants

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Nomenclature
Taxon Palafoxia arida var. gigantea
Authority (M.E. Jones) B.L. Turner & M.I. Morris
Family Asteraceae
CPC Number 3079
ITIS 529351
USDA PAARG
Duration Annual
Common Names Giant Spanishneedle
Associated Scientific Names Palafoxia arida var. gigantea
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
Arizona S1
California S2
Ecological Relationships

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