San Benito Thornmint (Acanthomintha obovata subsp. obovata)

UC Santa Cruz is germinating Acanthomintha obovata ssp. obovata concurrently with San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance to compare seed bulking outcomes across climate regions

Photo Credit: Lucy Ferneyhough

Global Rank: T3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Lamiaceae
State:
Nature Serve ID: 136067
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 05/28/2022

Description:

Where is San Benito Thornmint (Acanthomintha obovata subsp. obovata) located in the wild?

Which CPC Partners conserve San Benito Thornmint (Acanthomintha obovata subsp. obovata)?

University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 12/02/22

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

Tina Stanley

12/02/2022

UC Santa Cruz collected this species from the wild in May, 2022, and holds it in seed collection as part of the California Plant Rescue seed banking initiative.