California Sage (Salvia columbariae var. argillacea)

Global Rank: T2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Lamiaceae
State: UT
Nature Serve ID: 142687
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 01/16/2024

Description:

Where is California Sage (Salvia columbariae var. argillacea) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

California Sage can be found in Utah

Which CPC Partners conserve California Sage (Salvia columbariae var. argillacea)?

Red Butte Garden and Arboretum

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 01/16/24

National Laboratory for Genetic Resource Preservation (USDA-ARS)

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 01/16/24

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

01/16/2024

Red Butte Garden has sent at least 1,200 wild-collected seeds of Salvia columbariae var. argillacea to the USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation for long term storage.

Tina Stanley

01/16/2024

Between 2011 and 2012, Red Butte Garden staff made 4 wild seed collections representing more than 3,000 seeds from 100 individuals of Salvia columbariae var. argillacea. Over 1,800 of these seeds are held in long term storage at Red Butte Garden.