Silky balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sericea)

Global Rank: G4 - Apparently Secure
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Asteraceae
State: CA, OR
Nature Serve ID: 153573
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Where is Silky balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sericea) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Silky balsamroot can be found in California, Oregon

Which CPC Partners conserve Silky balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sericea)?

California Native Plant Society

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 12/12/17

Rae Selling Berry Seed Bank & Plant Conservation Program

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 12/12/17

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

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, Rae Selling Berry Seed Bank & Plant Conservation Program holds 1 accessions of Balsamorhiza sericea in orthodox seed collection. We are uncertain as to how many total seeds are in this collection.

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 Balsamorhiza sericea from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 55 maternal plants