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Chaparral Harebell (Campanula exigua)

Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Campanulaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 140125
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Commonly known as the Chaparral harebell, Campanula exigua can be found across multiple counties in California’s Bay Area. As the common name suggests, C. exigua belongs in the chaparral community and is commonly found with other chaparral species in the area including buckwheat, sage, and dandelions. Within chaparral ecosystems, C. exigua prefers serpentine or rocky soil. Due to this preference, it is continuously threatened by human activity including rock mining.

Where is Chaparral Harebell (Campanula exigua) located in the wild?

Habitat:

This species grows in chaparral communities near cliff sides or rocky areas.

Distribution:

C. exigua can be found across Alameda, Contra Costa, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Stanislaus counties.

States & Provinces:

Chaparral Harebell can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Chaparral Harebell (Campanula exigua)?

California Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 06/09/17

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, California Botanic Garden holds 1 accessions of Campanula exigua in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 2533 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 Campanula exigua from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass an unknown number of maternal plants