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Emory's Crucifixion-thorn (Castela emoryi)

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Photo Credit: Duncan S. Bell

Global Rank: G4 - Apparently Secure
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Simaroubaceae
State: AZ, CA
Nature Serve ID: 128232
Lifeform: Tree, Shrub
Date Inducted in National Collection: 07/02/2021

Description:

Where is Emory's Crucifixion-thorn (Castela emoryi) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Emory's Crucifixion-thorn can be found in Arizona, California

Which CPC Partners conserve Emory's Crucifixion-thorn (Castela emoryi)?

California Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 08/18/21

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Conservation Actions

Cheryl Birker

11/19/2021

The California Botanic Garden made a conservation seed collection of the population of Castela emoryi (Crucifixion thorn) located in the Crucifixion Thorn Natural Area near Ocotillo in Imperial County, California on March 8, 2021. This is a recollection of the 2004 seed collection made by Michael Denslow (CalBG Accession #21337), and a seed sample was sent to the National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation for use in the CPC/IMLS RNA Integrity Study.

Center for Plant Conservation

08/18/2021

In 2021, CPC contracted the California Botanic Garden to recollect seed from a population currently held in long term orthodox seed storage as part of an IMLS-funded seed longevity experiment. The National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation will evaluate how germination tested viability and RNA Integrity of seed lots decline over time in storage.