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Santa Rosa Island Pine (Pinus torreyana ssp. insularis)

  • Global Rank: T1 - Critically Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Pinaceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 132158
  • Lifeform: Tree
  • Categories of Interest: Conifers
  • Date Inducted in National Collection:
Description:

Where is Santa Rosa Island Pine (Pinus torreyana ssp. insularis) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Santa Rosa Island Pine can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Santa Rosa Island Pine (Pinus torreyana ssp. insularis)?

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Conservation Actions

  • 09/01/2020
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 2 accessions of Pinus torreyana subsp. insularis in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 116 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

  • 09/01/2020
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, National Laboratory for Genetic Resource Preservation (USDA-ARS) holds 1 accessions of Pinus torreyana subsp. insularis in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 60 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, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has collected 3 seed accessions of Pinus torreyana subsp. insularis from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 27 maternal plants

  • 01/01/2010

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Nomenclature
Taxon Pinus torreyana ssp. insularis
Authority Haller
Family Pinaceae
CPC Number 9741
ITIS 183393
USDA PITOI
Duration Perennial
Common Names Santa Rosa Island Pine | Santa Cruz Island Torrey pine
Associated Scientific Names Pinus torreyana ssp. insularis | Pinus torreyana var. insularis
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
California S1
Ecological Relationships

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