Bahama Sachsia (Sachsia polycephala)

Photo Credit: B Harding

Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Asteraceae
State: FL
Nature Serve ID: 132399
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 10/24/2018

Description:

Where is Bahama Sachsia (Sachsia polycephala) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Bahama Sachsia can be found in Florida

Which CPC Partners conserve Bahama Sachsia (Sachsia polycephala)?

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 01/14/19

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

Tina Stanley

05/11/2023

According to a March 2023 extract of the Florida Plant Rescue Database, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden holds 6 accessions of Sachsia polycephala totalling approximately 534 seeds representing 52 maternal lines.