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Mt. Hamilton Lomatium (Lomatium observatorium)

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Apiaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 156765
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 12/15/2020

Description:

Where is Mt. Hamilton Lomatium (Lomatium observatorium) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Mt. Hamilton Lomatium can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Mt. Hamilton Lomatium (Lomatium observatorium)?

California Native Plant Society

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned

National Laboratory for Genetic Resource Preservation (USDA-ARS)

Not Sponsored

Assigned

California Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned

University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned

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Conservation Actions

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden holds 1 accessions of Lomatium observatorium in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 230 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, California Native Plant Society has collected 1 seed accessions of Lomatium observatorium from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 11 maternal plants