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Plant Profile

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

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Conservation Actions

09/01/2020

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

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