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lunes, 24 de abril de 2017

California rock jasmine newly "rediscovered" in Oregon

We recently came across a 2010 herbarium collection of California rock jasmine (Androsace elongata ssp. acuta) from Lower Table Rocks. We had ranked this species as "extinct in Oregon" as it hadn't been reported or collected for many years. It's a small, skinny plant and you can see how it could easily be overlooked! You can find photos from Calflora and information on its habitat and threats from California Native Plant Society.

Androsace elongata ssp. acuta

Rediscoveries like this really emphasize to me how important it is that we continue documenting what we see, even if we think it may not be important, or we're not sure what we're seeing. This is part of what makes iNaturalist such a wonderful site for sharing our sightings in an easy and engaging way. It also reinforces the need and extreme usefulness of submitting herbarium specimens. While photographs and digital records are immensely useful, herbarium records add a genetic legacy and long-standing physical record that we can't capture online.

While this finding means we can remove the "extinct in Oregon" rank from California rock jasmine, it remains rare and threatened in Oregon. Is it still present outside of Lower Table Rocks? Keep an eye out and let us know if you see it!

Best,
the Oregon Biodiversity Information Center team

Publicado el lunes, 24 de abril de 2017 a las 05:41 PM por wisel wisel | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario