Species Details

Collinsia multicolor

San Francisco collinsia

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Classification

Scientific Name: Collinsia multicolor Lindl. & Paxton
Common Name: San Francisco collinsia
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR0H0B0
USDA Plants Symbol:	COMU
Synonyms/Other Names: Collinsia franciscana Bioletti

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_UCSC
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2024-11-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: (Feb)Mar-May

Elevation:
30 - 275 meters
100 - 900 feet

General Habitats:

Closed-cone coniferous forest
Coastal scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Serpentine (sometimes)

Notes

Notes: Threatened by non-native plants, foot traffic and urbanization.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	8
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	8	22 %
Road/trail construction/maint.	5	13%
Other	3	8%
Foot traffic/trampling	3	8%
Non-native plant impacts	1	2%
Dam/Inundation	1	2%
Development	1	2%
Erosion/runoff	1	2%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	2%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					36
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	7	0	0	1	27

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	23
Recent <=20 Years	13

Presence:
Presumed Extant	35
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	1

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Marin (MRN), Monterey (MNT), San Francisco (SFO), San Mateo (SMT), Santa Clara (SCL), Santa Cruz (SCR)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ano Nuevo (3712213), Davenport (3712212), Hames Valley (3512088), Los Gatos (3712128), Montara Mountain (3712254), Monterey (3612158), Mt. Sizer (3712125), Palo Alto (3712242), San Francisco North (3712274), San Francisco South (3712264), San Jose East (3712137), San Mateo (3712253), Santa Cruz (3612281), Santa Teresa Hills (3712127), Seaside (3612157), Thompson Canyon (3612122), Woodside (3712243)

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