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Plant Profile

Metcalf Canyon Jewelflower (Streptanthus glandulosus ssp. albidus)

Global Rank: T1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Endangered
Family: Brassicaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 159678
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 02/09/2018

Description:

annual herb

Where is Metcalf Canyon Jewelflower (Streptanthus glandulosus ssp. albidus) located in the wild?

Habitat:

serpentine outcrops with little soil development within a matrix of mostly native serpentine grassland

Distribution:

States & Provinces:

Metcalf Canyon Jewelflower can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Metcalf Canyon Jewelflower (Streptanthus glandulosus ssp. albidus)?

California Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 01/16/23

University of California Botanical Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 01/16/23

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Conservation Actions

Tina Stanley

01/16/2023

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 2 accessions of Streptanthus glandulosus subsp. albidus in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 18134 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

Tina Stanley

01/16/2023

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, University of California Botanical Garden has collected 1 seed accessions of Streptanthus glandulosus subsp. albidus from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass an unknown number of maternal plants.

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, University of California Botanical Garden holds 1 accessions of Streptanthus glandulosus subsp. albidus in orthodox seed collection. We are uncertain as to how many total seeds are in this collection.

01/01/2010

urbanization, construction activities, human disturbance, habitat fragmentation, cattle grazing, dumping and off-road motorcycle use, road maintenance, or construction, quarry operations

01/01/2010

9 occurrences have been recently documented