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Coast Woolly-heads (Nemacaulis denudata var. denudata)

UC Santa Cruz is germinating Nemacaulis denudata concurrently with San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance to compare seed bulking outcomes across climate regions

 
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  • Global Rank: T3 - Vulnerable
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Polygonaceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 160864
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection:
Description:

Where is Coast Woolly-heads (Nemacaulis denudata var. denudata) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Coast Woolly-heads can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Coast Woolly-heads (Nemacaulis denudata var. denudata)?

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Conservation Actions

  • 09/01/2020
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, San Diego Zoo Global holds 2 accessions of Nemacaulis denudata var. denudata in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 39747 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

  • 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 Nemacaulis denudata var. denudata in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 18335 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, San Diego Zoo Global has collected 2 seed accessions of Nemacaulis denudata var. denudata from 2 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 178 maternal plants

  • 08/05/2020
  • Seed Collection

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden has collected 3 seed accessions of Nemacaulis denudata var. denudata from 2 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 51 maternal plants

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Nomenclature
Taxon Nemacaulis denudata var. denudata
Authority Nutt
Family Polygonaceae
CPC Number 44936
ITIS 529256
USDA NEDED
Duration Annual
Common Names cottonheads
Associated Scientific Names Nemacaulis denudata var. denudata | Nemacaulis denudata
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
California S2
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