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Ivory Spined Agave (Agave utahensis var. eborispina)

  • Global Rank: T3 - Vulnerable
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Asparagaceae
  • State: CA, NV
  • Nature Serve ID: 153083
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
  • Categories of Interest: Cacti/Succulents
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 12/15/2020
Description:

Where is Ivory Spined Agave (Agave utahensis var. eborispina) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Ivory Spined Agave can be found in California, Nevada

Which CPC Partners conserve Ivory Spined Agave (Agave utahensis var. eborispina)?

  • National Laboratory for Genetic Resource Preservation (USDA-ARS)

    Not Sponsored
    Assigned

  • California Botanic Garden

    Not Sponsored
    Conservation Actions
    Assigned

  • University of California Botanical Garden

    Not Sponsored
    Assigned

  • The Huntington

    Not Sponsored
    Assigned 10/30/23

  • Desert Botanical Garden

    Not Sponsored
    Assigned 12/05/23
    • 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

    • 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 Agave utahensis var. eborispina in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 12921 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 Botanic Garden has collected 1 seed accessions of Agave utahensis var. eborispina from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 12 maternal plants

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    Nomenclature
    Taxon Agave utahensis var. eborispina
    Authority (Hester) Breitung
    Family Asparagaceae
    CPC Number 52
    ITIS 526861
    USDA AGUTE
    Duration Perennial
    Common Names
    Associated Scientific Names Agave utahensis var. eborispina
    Distribution
    State Rank
    State State Rank
    California S2
    Nevada S3
    Ecological Relationships

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