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Laguna Mountains Goldenbush (Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala)

Photo Credit: Stacy Anderson, San Diego Zoo
  • Global Rank: T2 - Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 153721
  • Lifeform: Subshrub, Shrub
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 03/12/2020
Description:

Where is Laguna Mountains Goldenbush (Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Laguna Mountains Goldenbush can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Laguna Mountains Goldenbush (Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala)?

  • San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

    Not Sponsored
    Conservation Actions
    Assigned 03/12/20

  • California Botanic Garden

    Not Sponsored
    Conservation Actions
    Assigned 03/12/20
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    Conservation Actions

    • 09/01/2020
      • Orthodox Seed Banking

    Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, San Diego Zoo Global holds 1 accessions of Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 6674 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

    • 09/01/2020
      • Orthodox Seed Banking

    Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 1 accessions of Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 27372 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, San Diego Zoo Global has collected 1 seed accessions of Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 98 maternal plants

    • 08/05/2020
      • Seed Collection

    Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden has collected 1 seed accessions of Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 46 maternal plants

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    Nomenclature
    Taxon Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala
    Authority Urbatsch
    Family Asteraceae
    CPC Number 48104
    ITIS 527909
    USDA ERCUM
    Duration Perennial
    Common Names Cliff goldenbush | Laguna mountains goldenbush
    Associated Scientific Names Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala
    Distribution
    State Rank
    State State Rank
    California S2
    Ecological Relationships

    Photos

    Photo Credit: Stacy Anderson, San Diego Zoo

    Photo Credit: Stacy Anderson, San Diego Zoo

    Photo Credit: Stacy Anderson, San Diego Zoo

    Tobin Weatherson presses herbarium specimen of Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala Photo Credit: Stacy Anderson, San Diego Zoo

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