Species Details

Pentachaeta lyonii

Lyon's pentachaeta

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Scientific Name:
Pentachaeta lyonii Gray
Common Name:
Lyon's pentachaeta
Family: Asteraceae
Element Code: PDAST6X060
USDA Plants Symbol: PELY4
Synonyms/Other Names:
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1
Fed List: FE (1997-01-29)
State List: CE (1990-01-01)
Global Rank: G1
State Rank:
S1
Other Status: SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 1974-01-01
Date Edited: 2022-06-08
Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: (Feb)Mar-Aug
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Elevation:
30 - 690 meters
100 - 2265 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chaparral (openings)
  • Coastal scrub
  • Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Clay
  • Rocky
Notes:
Threatened by development, alteration of fire regimes, trampling, vehicles, and recreational activities. Seriously threatened by non-native plants; annual non-native grasses are an indirect factor contributing to extirpation. No successful translocation attempts as of 1994. See Synoptical Flora of North America 1(2):446 (1884) for original description, University of California Publications in Botany 65:1-41 (1973) for taxonomic treatment, and Madroño 58(2):69-77 (2011) for information on the impacts of non-native plants and management implications.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 14
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 38 84 %
THREAT LIST:
Development 25 55%
Non-native plant impacts 22 48%
Recreational use (non-ORV) 14 31%
Foot traffic/trampling 13 28%
Road/trail construction/maint. 10 22%
Total Occurrences: 45
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
3 19 10 3 6 4
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 26
Recent <=20 Years 19
Presence:
Presumed Extant 39
Possibly Extirpated 5
Presumed Extirpated 1
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX), Ventura (VEN)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Long Beach (3311872)*, Malibu Beach (3411816), Newbury Park (3411828), Point Dume (3411817), San Pedro (3311863)*, Santa Catalina North (3311844)?*, Simi (3411837), Thousand Oaks (3411827), Torrance (3311873)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Presumed Extant
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