Yellow Pincushion (Chaenactis glabriuscula var. orcuttiana)

Global Rank: T1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Asteraceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 144907
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Where is Yellow Pincushion (Chaenactis glabriuscula var. orcuttiana) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Yellow Pincushion can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Yellow Pincushion (Chaenactis glabriuscula var. orcuttiana)?

California Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, San Diego Zoo Global holds 2 accessions of Chaenactis glabriuscula var. orcuttiana in orthodox seed collection. We are uncertain as to how many total seeds are in this collection.

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 3 accessions of Chaenactis glabriuscula var. orcuttiana in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 11492 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

08/05/2020

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, San Diego Zoo Global has collected 2 seed accessions of Chaenactis glabriuscula var. orcuttiana from 2 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 155 maternal plants

08/05/2020

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden has collected 2 seed accessions of Chaenactis glabriuscula var. orcuttiana from 2 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 96 maternal plants