Taxon Details

Constancea nevinii

Nevin's woolly sunflower

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Taxon Summary:

Constancea nevinii, commonly known as Nevin's woolly sunflower, is a perennial deciduous shrub in the Asteraceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Coastal bluff scrub, and Coastal scrub, growing at elevations from 5 to 410 meters. Constancea nevinii is ranked 1B.3, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Not very threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Constancea nevinii (Gray) B.G. Baldwin
Common Name: Nevin's woolly sunflower
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDAST3N090
USDA Plants Symbol:	CONE9
Synonyms/Other Names: Eriophyllum nevinii Gray
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_CRES
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub

Blooming Period: Apr-Aug

Elevation:
5 - 410 meters
15 - 1345 feet

General Habitats:

Coastal bluff scrub
Coastal scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Feral herbivores removed from SCM Isl., and vegetation recovering. Populations also appear to be recovering on SBR Isl. See Eriophyllum nevinii in The Jepson Manual. See Madroño 46(3):159-160 (1999) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	1
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	2 %
Development	1	2%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					48
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	48

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	14
Recent <=20 Years	34

Presence:
Presumed Extant	48
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX), Santa Barbara (SBA)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
San Clemente Island Central (3211874), San Clemente Island North (3211885), San Clemente Island South (3211873), Santa Barbara Island (3311848), Santa Catalina East (3311833), Santa Catalina North (3311844), Santa Catalina West (3311845)

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.

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Presumed Extant

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