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Avery Peak Twinpod (Physaria alpina)

Photo Credit: Alexandra Seglias
  • Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Brassicaceae
  • State: CO
  • Nature Serve ID: 153505
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 10/31/2018
Description:

Basal rosette, with a few decumbent stems, emerging from a thick taproot. Leaves entire, broad becoming narrower at petiole. Silvery-blue. Flowers yellow. Seed pods in pairs, held tightly to stem.

Where is Avery Peak Twinpod (Physaria alpina) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Slopes of alpine tundra on rocky substrates

Distribution:

Four counties (Lake, Gunnison, Pitkin, and Park) in the central mountains of Colorado

States & Provinces:

Avery Peak Twinpod can be found in Colorado

Which CPC Partners conserve Avery Peak Twinpod (Physaria alpina)?

  • Denver Botanic Gardens

    Not Sponsored
    Conservation Actions
    Assigned 01/14/19
    • CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

    Conservation Actions

    • 10/14/2020
      • Propagation Research

    Experiments were conducted in 2019 to determine germination requirements of this species. The species will used in experimental ageing tests to determine seed longevity in ex situ storage.

    • 10/14/2020
      • Orthodox Seed Banking

    Seed collections were made in 2018 and 2019 from two populations. A portion of the collection is held at the Gardens for research and long-term storage, and a portion is held at NLGRP for backup storage.

    • 10/14/2020
      • Seed Collection

    Seed collections were made in 2018 and 2019 from two populations. A portion of the collection is held at the Gardens for research and long-term storage, and a portion is held at NLGRP for backup storage.

    Alexandra Seglias
    • 11/01/2019

    Experiments were conducted in 2019 to determine germination requirements of this species. The species will used in experimental ageing tests to determine seed longevity in ex situ storage. 

    Alexandra Seglias
    • 11/01/2019

    Seed collections were made in 2018 and 2019 from two populations. A portion of the collection is held at the Gardens for research and long-term storage, and a portion is held at NLGRP for backup storage.

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    Nomenclature
    Taxon Physaria alpina
    Authority
    Family Brassicaceae
    CPC Number 44586
    ITIS 504377
    USDA PHAL10
    Duration Perennial
    Common Names
    Associated Scientific Names Physaria alpina
    Distribution Four counties (Lake, Gunnison, Pitkin, and Park) in the central mountains of Colorado
    State Rank
    State State Rank
    Colorado S2
    Ecological Relationships

    Photos

    Photo Credit: Alexandra Seglias

    Photo Credit: Alexandra Seglias
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