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Sharsmith’s Dwarf-flax (Hesperolinon sharsmithiae)

  • Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Linaceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 884570
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 12/15/2020
Description:

Where is Sharsmith’s Dwarf-flax (Hesperolinon sharsmithiae) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Sharsmith’s Dwarf-flax can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Sharsmith’s Dwarf-flax (Hesperolinon sharsmithiae)?

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Conservation Actions

  • 09/01/2020
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden holds 1 accessions of Hesperolinon sharsmithiae in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 181 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, California Native Plant Society has collected 1 seed accessions of Hesperolinon sharsmithiae 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 Hesperolinon sharsmithiae
Authority
Family Linaceae
CPC Number 47158
ITIS
USDA HEBI3
Duration Annual
Common Names
Associated Scientific Names
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
California S2
Ecological Relationships

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