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Beach Tidy-tips (Layia carnosa)

  • Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
  • Legal Status: Federally Threatened
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 139784
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection:
Description:

succlent winter annual

Where is Beach Tidy-tips (Layia carnosa) located in the wild?

Habitat:

dune systems

Distribution:

NA

States & Provinces:

Beach Tidy-tips can historically be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Beach Tidy-tips (Layia carnosa)?

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

  • 01/01/2010

scattered populations in six dune systems

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Nomenclature
Taxon Layia carnosa
Authority Torr. & A. Gray
Family Asteraceae
CPC Number 8199
ITIS 37856
USDA LACA4
Duration Annual
Common Names Beach layia | Beach Tidy-tips | beach tidytips
Associated Scientific Names Layia carnosa | Madaroglossa carnosa
Distribution NA
State Rank
Ecological Relationships

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