Species Details

Cymopterus deserticola

desert cymopterus

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Classification

Scientific Name: Cymopterus deserticola Bdg.
Common Name: desert cymopterus
Family:	Apiaceae
Element Code:	PDAPI0U090
USDA Plants Symbol:	CYDE
Synonyms/Other Names:

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
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-11-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Mar-May

Elevation:
630 - 1500 meters
2065 - 4920 feet

General Habitats:

Joshua tree "woodland"
Mojavean desert scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Sandy

Notes

Notes: Threatened by military activities, sheep grazing, vehicles, utility construction, and urbanization. See University of California Publications in Botany 6:168 (1915) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	9
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	70	83 %
Military operations	54	64%
ORV activity	11	13%
Grazing	10	11%
Vandalism/dumping/litter	8	9%
Road/trail construction/maint.	7	8%
Non-native plant impacts	3	3%
Development	2	2%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	1%
Other	1	1%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					84
A	B	C	D	X	U
6	22	27	25	1	3

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	68
Recent <=20 Years	16

Presence:
Presumed Extant	83
Possibly Extirpated	1
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Kern (KRN), Los Angeles (LAX), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Apple Valley North (3411752)*, Black Hills (3511743), California City South (3511718), Cuddeback Lake (3511734), Dove Spring (3511841), Edwards (3411788), Goldstone (3511638), Jackrabbit Hill (3411776), Kramer Hills (3411784), Kramer Junction (3411785), Leuhman Ridge (3411786), Lockhart (3511713), North Edwards (3511717), Red Buttes (3411775), Redman (3411778), Rogers Lake North (3411787), Rogers Lake South (3411777), Twelve Gauge Lake (3411783), Water Valley (3511712)

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

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Presumed Extant

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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory