Since 2003, Rare Care has added more than 150 species of rare native plants to the seed vault. On average we add about 17 new collections to the vault every year. In 2021, for example, 15 collections were added to the vault representing nearly 375 new accessions. The collections represented 11 species, 3 of which were new to the seed bank. We prioritize Washington endemic species that will be preserved by no one else in the world since we are the only seed bank focused on Washington rare plants. Collections were contributed by Rare Care staff and volunteers as well as by botanists from public agencies and non-profit organizations.
Read Rare Care’s latest rare plant monitoring and seed collecting report
Species in the Seed Vault (with select images)
Seeds from the following species are stored in the Miller Seed Vault for species protection research purposes and, possibly, future restoration projects. These seeds are not available for purchase or distribution.
In cases where taxon names are linked, click on the link to view an image of seeds, plants in fruit, plants after seed dispersal, etc.
| Agoseris elata Allium constrictum Anemone patens ssp. multifida (Anemone nuttalliana) Artemisia campestris var. wormskioldii Astragalus arrectus Astragalus arthurii Astragalus australis var. cottonii Astragalus columbianus Astragalus geyeri Astragalus microcystis Astragalus misellus var. pauper Astragalus pulsiferae var. suksdorfii Astragalus sinuatus Calochortus longebarbatus var. longebarbatus Campanula lasiocarpa Carex circinata Carex comosa Carex flava Carex macrochaeta Carex pauciflora Carex pluriflora Carex proposita Cassiope lycopodioides Castilleja cryptantha Castilleja levisecta Castilleja victoriae Chaenactis ramosa Chaenactis thompsonii Cimicifuga elata Coptis aspleniifolia Crassula connata Cryptantha leucophaea Cryptantha spiculifera Cypripedium fasciculatum Cusickiella douglasii Delphinium viridescens Delphinium xantholeucum Draba aurea Dryas drummondii Eremothera pygmaea (Camissonia pygmaea) Erigeron basalticus Erigeron howellii Erigeron piperianus Erigeron salishii Eriogonum codium Eriophorum viridicarinatum Eritrichium nanum var. elongatum Eryngium petiolatum Erythranthe pulsiferae (Mimulus pulsiferae) Erythronium quinaultense Erythronium revolutum Euonymus occidentalis Eurybia merita Fritillaria camschatcensis Gentiana douglasiana Geum rossii var. depressum Hackelia cinerea Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa |
Hackelia hispida var. disjuncta Hackelia sp. novum (Hackelia taylorii) Hackelia venusta Heterotheca oregona Iliamna longisepala Lathyrus torreyi Lathyrus vestitus spp. bolanderi Lepidium oxycarpum Lomatium bradshawii Lomatium laevigatum Lomatium thompsonii Lomatium tuberosum Lupinus oreganus Lupinus sulphureus var. kincaidii Luzula arcuata ssp. unalaschcensis Meconella oregana Microseris borealis Minuartia nuttallii ssp. fragilis Myosurus clavicaulis Nicotiana attenuata Orobanche californica ssp. grayana Orthocarpus bracteosus Oxytropis campestris var. wanapum Parnassia kotzebuei Pedicularis rainierensis Pediocactus nigrispinus Penstemon barrettiae Penstemon eriantherus var. whitedii Petrophyton cinerascens Phacelia lenta Phacelia minutissima Physaria douglasii ssp. tuplashensis Plantago macrocarpa Polemonium pectinatum Potentilla breweri Pyrrocoma hirta var. sonchifolia Pyrrocoma liatriformis (Haplopappus liatriformis) Ranunculus cooleyae (Kumlienia cooleyae) Ranunculus triternatus (Ranunculus reconditus) Sanicula marilandica Saxifragopsis fragarioides Sericocarpus rigidus (Aster curtus) Sidalcea hirtipes Sidalcea malviflora ssp. virgata Sidalcea oregana var. calva Sidalcea nelsoniana Silene seelyi Silene spaldingii Sisyrinchium sarmentosum Spartina pectinata Spiranthes diluvialis Sullivantia oregana Symphyotrichum jessicae (Aster jessicae) Symphyotrichum hallii Synthyris pinnatifida var. lanuginosa Tauschia hooveri Trifolium thompsonii Trillium parviflorum |
