Species Details

Chorizanthe leptotheca

Peninsular spineflower

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Scientific Name:
Chorizanthe leptotheca Goodm.
Common Name:
Peninsular spineflower
Family: Polygonaceae
Element Code: PDPGN040D0
USDA Plants Symbol: CHLE6
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: May-Aug
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Elevation:
300 - 1900 meters
985 - 6235 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chaparral
  • Coastal scrub
  • Lower montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat Details: alluvial fan
Microhabitat:
  • Granitic
Notes:
Much habitat already lost to development; also threatened by non-native grasses. Closely related to and difficult to distinguish from C. staticoides. See Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 21:61 (1934) for original description, and Phytologia 66(2):159-160 (1989) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
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
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
Baja California (BA), California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Kern (KRN), Los Angeles (LAX), Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD), San Diego (SDG)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Aguanga (3311647), Alberhill (3311764), Alpine (3211677), Anza (3311656), Barrett Lake (3211666), Beauty Mountain (3311646), Blackburn Canyon (3311667), Boucher Hill (3311638), Butterfly Peak (3311655), Cahuilla Mtn. (3311657), Cameron Corners (3211664), Campo (3211654), Corona South (3311775), Cuyamaca Peak (3211685), Descanso (3211675), Dulzura (3211667), El Cajon Mtn. (3211687), Hayfield (3311566), Hemet (3311668), Idyllwild (3311666), La Quinta (3311663), Lake Elsinore (3311763), Lake Fulmor (3311677), Lake Mathews (3311774), Live Oak Springs (3211663), Mesa Grande (3311627), Monument Peak (3211684), Morena Reservoir (3211665), Mount Laguna (3211674), Mt. Baldy (3411726), Otay Mountain (3211657), Palomar Observatory (3311637), Pechanga (3311741), Potrero (3211655), Ramona (3311617), Ranchita (3311625), Rancho Mirage (3311664), Redlands (3411712), Rodriquez Mtn. (3311628), Romoland (3311762), Sage (3311658), San Bernardino South (3411713), San Clemente (3311745), San Jacinto (3311678), San Jacinto Peak (3311676), San Pasqual (3311618), San Vicente Reservoir (3211688), Santa Ysabel (3311616), Steele Peak (3311773), Sunnymead (3311782), Tecate (3211656), Tehachapi North (3511824), Tule Springs (3211686), Vail Lake (3311648), Viejas Mountain (3211676), Warner Springs (3311636), Winchester (3311761)
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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