Weed's Mariposa Lily (Calochortus fimbriatus)

Photo Caption Photo Credit: Heather Schneider

Global Rank: T3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Liliaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 142721
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Where is Weed's Mariposa Lily (Calochortus fimbriatus) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Weed's Mariposa Lily can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Weed's Mariposa Lily (Calochortus fimbriatus)?

University of California Botanical Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 02/09/18

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 02/09/18

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Conservation Actions

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden holds 1 accessions of Calochortus fimbriatus in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 1980 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, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has collected 1 seed accessions of Calochortus fimbriatus from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass an unknown number of maternal plants