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Shasta Pincushion (Chaenactis suffrutescens)

  • Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 151855
  • Lifeform: Subshrub
  • Date Inducted in National Collection:
Description:

Where is Shasta Pincushion (Chaenactis suffrutescens) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Shasta Pincushion can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Shasta Pincushion (Chaenactis suffrutescens)?

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Conservation Actions

  • 09/01/2020
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, Rae Selling Berry Seed Bank & Plant Conservation Program holds 3 accessions of Chaenactis suffrutescens in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 1056 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, Rae Selling Berry Seed Bank & Plant Conservation Program has collected 3 seed accessions of Chaenactis suffrutescens from 2 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 48 maternal plants

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Nomenclature
Taxon Chaenactis suffrutescens
Authority A. Gray
Family Asteraceae
CPC Number 8109
ITIS 36999
USDA CHSU
Duration Perennial
Common Names Shasta chaenactis
Associated Scientific Names Chaenactis suffrutescens | Chaenactis suffrutescens var. incana | Chaenactis suffrutescens var. suffrutescens
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
California S3
Ecological Relationships

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