Species Details

Pityopus californicus

California pinefoot

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Classification

Scientific Name: Pityopus californicus (Eastw.) H.F. Copel.
Common Name: California pinefoot
Family:	Ericaceae
Element Code:	PDMON05010
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4G5
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2024-04-02

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb (achlorophyllous)

Blooming Period: (Mar-Apr)May-Aug

Elevation:
15 - 2225 meters
50 - 7300 feet

General Habitats:

Broadleafed upland forest
Lower montane coniferous forest
North Coast coniferous forest
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Mesic

Notes

Notes: State-listed as Sensitive in WA. SeeBulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 29(2):75 (1902) for original description, and Madroño 3:155 (1935) for revised nomenclature.
Threats: Threatened by logging.
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Oregon (OR), Washington (WA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT), Fresno (FRE), Humboldt (HUM), Madera (MAD), Mendocino (MEN), Siskiyou (SIS), Trinity (TRI), Tulare (TUL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ah Pah Ridge (4112348), Arcata North (4012481), Bald Hills (4112328), Bark Shanty Gulch (4112345), Blake Mountain (4012355), Blocksburg (4012336), Blue Creek Mtn. (4112347), Blue Lake (4012388), Board Camp Mtn. (4012366), Broken Rib Mtn. (4112386), Bull Creek (4012431), Burbeck (3912344), Childs Hill (4112461), Comptche (3912335), Crannell (4112411), Denny (4012384), Devils Punchbowl (4112376), Dutchmans Knoll (3912356), Elk (3912326), Fern Canyon (4112441), Fields Landing (4012462), Fish Lake (4112336), French Camp Ridge (4112327), General Grant Grove (3611868), Hales Grove (3912377), Hennessy Peak (4012375), High Divide (4112481), Hiouchi (4112471), Holter Ridge (4112338), Hopkins Butte (4112325), Hupa Mountain (4112317), Iaqua Buttes (4012368), Johnsons (4112337), Kangaroo Mtn. (4112382), Klamath Glen (4112358), Korbel (4012378), Lincoln Ridge (3912366), Lonesome Ridge (4112346), Lord-ellis Summit (4012387), Mad River Buttes (4012367), Maple Creek (4012377), Mathison Peak (3912336), McWhinney Creek (4012461), Mendocino (3912337), Myers Flat (4012337), Northspur (3912345), Orick (4112431), Owl Creek (4012358), Panther Creek (4112318), Piercy (3912387), Redcrest (4012348), Requa (4112451), Rodgers Peak (4112421), Salyer (4012385), Scotia (4012441), Sherwood Peak (3912355), Ship Mountain (4112367), Sims Mountain (4012365), Smith River (4112482), Summit Valley (4112357), Taylor Peak (4012442), Tish Tang Point (4112315), Trinidad (4112412), Weitchpec (4112326), Weott (4012338), Westport (3912367), White Chief Mtn. (3711945), Willow Creek (4012386)

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.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory