Species Details

Erysimum franciscanum

San Francisco wallflower

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Classification

Scientific Name: Erysimum franciscanum G. Rossb.
Common Name: San Francisco wallflower
Family:	Brassicaceae
Element Code:	PDBRA160A0
USDA Plants Symbol:	ERFR3
Synonyms/Other Names: Erysimum franciscanum G. Rossb. var. crassifolium G. Rossb.

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	SB_UCSC
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-12-09

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Mar-Jun

Elevation:
0 - 550 meters
0 - 1805 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral
Coastal dunes
Coastal scrub
Valley and foothill grassland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Granitic (often)
Roadsides (sometimes)
Serpentine (often)

Notes

Notes: Rare and declining in SCR Co. Possibly threatened by recreational activities and non-native plants. Includes E. franciscanum var. crassifolium. Inland plants approach E. capitatum. See Aliso 4(1):118-121 (1958) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
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

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

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

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ano Nuevo (3712213), Arched Rock (3812342), Big Basin (3712222), Bodega Head (3812331), Bolinas (3712286), Davenport (3712212), Drakes Bay (3812218), Duncans Mills (3812341), Montara Mountain (3712254), Morgan Hill (3712126), Pigeon Point (3712224), Point Bonita (3712275), San Francisco North (3712274), San Francisco South (3712264), San Mateo (3712253), San Rafael (3712285), Santa Cruz (3612281), 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.

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Presumed Extant

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