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Vernal Pool Bentgrass (Agrostis lacuna-vernalis)

  • Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Poaceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 874469
  • Lifeform: Graminoid
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 12/12/2017
Description:

Where is Vernal Pool Bentgrass (Agrostis lacuna-vernalis) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Vernal Pool Bentgrass can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Vernal Pool Bentgrass (Agrostis lacuna-vernalis)?

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Conservation Actions

  • 09/01/2020
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden holds 1 accessions of Agrostis lacuna-vernalis in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 2667 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, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has collected 1 seed accessions of Agrostis lacuna-vernalis from 1 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 Agrostis lacuna-vernalis
Authority P.M. Peterson & Soreng
Family Poaceae
CPC Number 44955
ITIS
USDA AGLA
Duration Annual
Common Names vernal pool bentgrass
Associated Scientific Names Agrostis lacuna-vernalis
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
California S1
Ecological Relationships

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