Species Details

Calyptridium parryi var. hesseae

Santa Cruz Mountains pussypaws

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Classification

Scientific Name: Calyptridium parryi Gray var. hesseae Thomas
Common Name: Santa Cruz Mountains pussypaws
Family:	Montiaceae
Element Code:	PDPOR09052
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3G4T2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_UCBG
CRPR Changes: changed from 3 to 1B.1 on 2008-09-03
Add Date:	1984-01-01
Date Edited:	2023-06-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: May-Aug

Elevation:
305 - 1530 meters
1000 - 5020 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral
Cismontane woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Gravelly (sometimes)
Openings
Sandy (sometimes)

Notes

Notes: Known from fewer than twenty occurrences. Threatened by alteration of fire regime, development, non-native plants, and mining.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	4
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	3	25 %
Other	2	16%
Development	1	8%
Non-native plant impacts	1	8%
ORV activity	1	8%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					12
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	0	1	0	0	10

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	7
Recent <=20 Years	5

Presence:
Presumed Extant	12
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Monterey (MNT), Santa Clara (SCL), Santa Cruz (SCR)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Alder Peak (3512183), Big Basin (3712222), Burnett Peak (3512172), Burro Mountain (3512173), Chews Ridge (3612135), Cone Peak (3612114), Davenport (3712212), Felton (3712211), Isabel Valley (3712135), Jolon (3512182), Junipero Serra Peak (3612124), Lick Observatory (3712136), Loma Prieta (3712117), Mt. Day (3712146), Santa Teresa Hills (3712127)

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