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Scientific Name Common Name Family Lifeform Blooming Period Fed List State List Global Rank State Rank CA Rare Plant Rank Other Status Threats General Habitats Microhabitats Lowest Elevation (m) Highest Elevation (m) Lowest Elevation (ft) Highest Elevation (ft) CA Endemic Date Added Photo
Amsinckia furcata forked fiddleneck Boraginaceae annual herb Feb-May None None G4 S4 4.2 SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_SBBG; SB_UCBG Cismontane woodland, Valley and foothill grassland 50 1000 165 3280 Yes 1974-01-01 Photo of Amsinckia furcata
© 2017 Keir Morse
Calyptridium quadripetalum four-petaled pussypaws Montiaceae annual herb Apr-Jun None None G4 S4 4.3 SB_UCBG Chaparral, Lower montane coniferous forest Gravelly (sometimes), Sandy (sometimes), Serpentine (usually) 315 2040 1035 6695 Yes 1974-01-01
No Photo Available
Arctostaphylos franciscana Franciscan manzanita Ericaceae perennial evergreen shrub Feb-Apr FE None GHC S1 1B.1 SB_UCBG Development, Other, Road/trail construction/maint. Coastal scrub (serpentinite) 60 300 195 985 Yes 1974-01-01 Photo of Arctostaphylos franciscana
© 2015 Neal Kramer
Astragalus lentiginosus var. piscinensis Fish Slough milk-vetch Fabaceae perennial herb Jun-Jul FT None G5T1 S1 1B.1 SB_CalBG/RSABG Grazing, ORV activity, Other, Vandalism/dumping/litter Playas (alkaline) 1130 1300 3710 4265 Yes 1980-01-01
No Photo Available
Ceanothus fresnensis Fresno ceanothus Rhamnaceae perennial evergreen shrub (Apr)May-Jul None None G4 S4 4.3 Cismontane woodland (openings), Lower montane coniferous forest 900 2210 2955 7250 Yes 1980-01-01
No Photo Available
Euphorbia platysperma flat-seeded spurge Euphorbiaceae annual herb Feb-Sep None None G3 S1 1B.2 SB_CalBG/RSABG Desert dunes, Sonoran desert scrub (sandy) 65 100 215 330 1980-01-01
No Photo Available
Cirsium andrewsii Franciscan thistle Asteraceae perennial herb Mar-Jul None None G3 S3 1B.2 SB_CalBG/RSABG Erosion/runoff, Foot traffic/trampling, Grazing, Non-native plant impacts, Other Broadleafed upland forest, Coastal bluff scrub, Coastal prairie, Coastal scrub Mesic, Serpentine (sometimes) 0 150 0 490 Yes 1974-01-01
No Photo Available
Cirsium fontinale var. fontinale fountain thistle Asteraceae perennial herb (Apr)May-Oct FE CE G2T1 S1 1B.1 SB_CalBG/RSABG Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime, Development, Foot traffic/trampling, Hybridization, Non-native plant impacts, ORV activity, Other, Recreational use (non-ORV), Road/trail construction/maint., Vandalism/dumping/litter Chaparral (openings), Cismontane woodland, Meadows and seeps, Valley and foothill grassland Seeps, Serpentine 45 175 150 575 Yes 1974-01-01
No Photo Available
Claytonia megarhiza fell-fields claytonia Montiaceae perennial herb Jul-Sep None None G5 S2 2B.3 Erosion/runoff, Foot traffic/trampling, Grazing, Recreational use (non-ORV) Alpine boulder and rock field, Subalpine coniferous forest (gravelly, rocky) 2600 3532 8530 11590 1980-01-01
No Photo Available
Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. barbatus Fresno County bird's-beak Orobanchaceae annual herb (hemiparasitic) Jul-Aug None None G4G5T3 S3 4.3 Lower montane coniferous forest 1300 2000 4265 6560 Yes 1988-01-01
No Photo Available
Muhlenbergia pauciflora few-flowered muhly Poaceae perennial rhizomatous herb Sep-Oct None None G5 S2 2B.3 Pinyon and juniper woodland (rocky) 1755 1860 5760 6105 1988-01-01
No Photo Available
Rhinotropis cornuta var. fishiae Fish's milkwort Polygalaceae perennial deciduous shrub May-Aug None None G5T4 S4 4.3 Chaparral, Cismontane woodland, Riparian woodland 100 1000 330 3280 1974-01-01
No Photo Available
Poliomintha incana frosted mint Lamiaceae perennial shrub Jun-Jul None None G5 SH 2A Lower montane coniferous forest (mesic) 1600 1700 5250 5580 1994-01-01
No Photo Available
Potamogeton foliosus ssp. fibrillosus fibrous pondweed Potamogetonaceae perennial rhizomatous herb (aquatic) Unk None None G5T2T4 S1S2 2B.3 Marshes and swamps (shallow freshwater) 5 1300 15 4265 1994-01-01
No Photo Available
Eriogonum bifurcatum forked buckwheat Polygonaceae annual herb Apr-Jun None None G3 S3 1B.2 BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG Agriculture, Development, Non-native plant impacts, ORV activity, Road/trail construction/maint., Vandalism/dumping/litter Chenopod scrub (sandy) 645 810 2115 2660 1974-01-01
No Photo Available
Salvia dorrii var. incana fleshy sage Lamiaceae perennial evergreen shrub May-Jul None None G5T4 S2 3 Great Basin scrub, Pinyon and juniper woodland 300 1295 985 4250 1984-01-01 Photo of Salvia dorrii var. incana
©2009 Keir Morse
Eriophyllum lanatum var. hallii Fort Tejon woolly sunflower Asteraceae perennial herb May-Jul None None G5T1 S1 1B.1 USFS_S Development, Erosion/runoff, Foot traffic/trampling, Grazing, Other, Road/trail construction/maint. Chaparral, Cismontane woodland 1065 2000 3495 6560 Yes 1974-01-01
No Photo Available
Fritillaria liliacea fragrant fritillary Liliaceae perennial bulbiferous herb Feb-Apr None None G2 S2 1B.2 SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S Dam/Inundation, Development, Erosion/runoff, Feral pigs, Foot traffic/trampling, Grazing, Improper burning regime, Insufficient population/stand size, Non-native animal impacts, Non-native plant impacts, ORV activity, Other, Over-collecting/poaching, Recreational use (non-ORV), Road/trail construction/maint. Cismontane woodland, Coastal prairie, Coastal scrub, Valley and foothill grassland Serpentine (often) 3 410 10 1345 Yes 1974-01-01 Photo of Fritillaria liliacea
© 2004 Carol W. Witham
Gentiana fremontii Fremont's gentian Gentianaceae annual herb Jun-Aug None None G4 S2 2B.3 USFS_S Foot traffic/trampling Meadows and seeps (mesic), Upper montane coniferous forest 2400 2700 7875 8860 1974-01-01
No Photo Available
Lepechinia fragrans fragrant pitcher sage Lamiaceae perennial shrub Mar-Oct None None G3 S3 4.2 SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S Chaparral 20 1310 65 4300 Yes 1974-01-01 Photo of Lepechinia fragrans
© 2014 Debra L. Cook
Lupinus padrecrowleyi Father Crowley's lupine Fabaceae perennial herb Jul-Aug None CR G2 S2 1B.2 SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S Development, Foot traffic/trampling, Grazing, ORV activity, Recreational use (non-ORV), Road/trail construction/maint. Great Basin scrub, Riparian forest, Riparian scrub, Upper montane coniferous forest Decomposed granitic 2200 4000 7220 13125 Yes 1974-01-01
No Photo Available
Astragalus tener var. ferrisiae Ferris' milk-vetch Fabaceae annual herb Apr-May None None G2T1 S1 1B.1 Agriculture, Grazing, Non-native plant impacts, Other, Surface water diversion Meadows and seeps (vernally mesic), Valley and foothill grassland (subalkaline flats) 2 75 5 245 Yes 1994-01-01
No Photo Available
Monardella hypoleuca ssp. lanata felt-leaved monardella Lamiaceae perennial rhizomatous herb Jun-Aug None None G4T3 S3 1B.2 BLM_S; SB_CRES; USFS_S Development, Disking, Feral pigs, Foot traffic/trampling, Improper burning regime, Mining, ORV activity, Recreational use (non-ORV), Road/trail construction/maint. Chaparral, Cismontane woodland 300 1575 985 5170 1974-01-01
No Photo Available
Navarretia leucocephala ssp. pauciflora few-flowered navarretia Polemoniaceae annual herb May-Jun FE CT G4T1 S1 1B.1 BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG Agriculture, Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime, Development, Erosion/runoff, Feral pigs, Grazing, Non-native plant impacts, ORV activity, Other, Recreational use (non-ORV), Road/trail construction/maint. Vernal pools (volcanic ash) 400 855 1310 2805 Yes 1974-01-01 Photo of Navarretia leucocephala ssp. pauciflora
© 2013 Jake Ruygt
Ivesia campestris field ivesia Rosaceae perennial herb May-Aug None None G3 S3 1B.2 SB_CalBG/RSABG Foot traffic/trampling, Grazing, ORV activity, Recreational use (non-ORV), Road/trail construction/maint. Meadows and seeps (edges), Subalpine coniferous forest, Upper montane coniferous forest 1975 3395 6480 11140 Yes 1974-01-01 Photo of Ivesia campestris
© 2020 Keir Morse
Streptanthus brachiatus ssp. hoffmanii Freed's jewelflower Brassicaceae perennial herb May-Jul None None G2T2 S2 1B.2 BLM_S Erosion/runoff, Mining, Other, Recreational use (non-ORV), Road/trail construction/maint. Chaparral, Cismontane woodland Serpentine 490 1220 1610 4005 Yes 1994-01-01
No Photo Available
Thelypodium integrifolium ssp. complanatum foxtail thelypodium Brassicaceae annual/perennial herb Jun-Oct None None G5T4T5 S2 2B.2 Grazing, Road/trail construction/maint. Great Basin scrub, Meadows and seeps Alkaline (sometimes), Mesic 1100 2500 3610 8205 2001-01-01
No Photo Available
Lasthenia ferrisiae Ferris' goldfields Asteraceae annual herb Feb-May None None G3 S3 4.2 Vernal pools (alkaline, clay) 20 700 65 2295 Yes 2001-01-01 Photo of Lasthenia ferrisiae
© 2009 Zoya Akulova
Linanthus californicus ssp. tomentosus fuzzy prickly-phlox Polemoniaceae perennial deciduous shrub Mar-Aug None None G5T3 S3 4.2 Coastal dunes 1 185 5 605 Yes 1994-01-01
No Photo Available
Ranunculus hydrocharoides frog's-bit buttercup Ranunculaceae perennial herb (aquatic) (May)Jun-Sep None None G4 S1 2B.1 Foot traffic/trampling, Grazing, Other Marshes and swamps (freshwater) 1100 2700 3610 8860 1974-01-01
No Photo Available
Sedum albomarginatum Feather River stonecrop Crassulaceae perennial herb May-Jun None None G2 S2 1B.2 SB_UCSC; USFS_S Erosion/runoff, Improper burning regime, Logging, Mining, Road/trail construction/maint. Chaparral, Lower montane coniferous forest Serpentine 260 1950 855 6400 Yes 1980-01-01
No Photo Available
Streptanthus farnsworthianus Farnsworth's jewelflower Brassicaceae annual herb May-Jun None None G4 S4 4.3 SB_CalBG/RSABG Cismontane woodland 400 1400 1310 4595 Yes 1974-01-01 Photo of Streptanthus farnsworthianus
© 2010 Aaron Schusteff
Veratrum fimbriatum fringed false-hellebore Melanthiaceae perennial herb Jul-Sep None None G3 S3 4.3 Bogs and fens, Coastal scrub, Meadows and seeps, North Coast coniferous forest Mesic 3 300 10 985 Yes 1974-01-01
No Photo Available
Berberis fremontii Fremont barberry Berberidaceae perennial evergreen shrub Mar-May None None G5 S3 2B.3 SB_CalBG/RSABG Joshua tree "woodland", Pinyon and juniper woodland Granitic (sometimes), Rocky 1145 1720 3755 5645 1980-01-01
No Photo Available
Crepis runcinata fiddleleaf hawksbeard Asteraceae perennial herb May-Aug None None G5 S3 2B.2 Grazing, ORV activity, Road/trail construction/maint. Mojavean desert scrub, Pinyon and juniper woodland Alkaline, Mesic 1250 1975 4100 6480 2015-10-26
No Photo Available
Jepsonia heterandra foothill jepsonia Saxifragaceae perennial herb Aug-Dec None None G3 S3 4.3 Cismontane woodland, Lower montane coniferous forest Metamorphic, Rocky 50 500 165 1640 Yes 1994-01-01 Photo of Jepsonia heterandra
© 2014 Belinda Lo
Monardella follettii Follett's monardella Lamiaceae perennial shrub Jun-Sep None None G2 S2 1B.2 SB_UCSC; USFS_S Erosion/runoff, Improper burning regime, Logging, Mining, Non-native plant impacts, ORV activity, Other, Road/trail construction/maint., Wood cutting or brush clearing Lower montane coniferous forest (rocky, serpentinite) 600 2000 1970 6560 Yes 1994-01-01
No Photo Available
Munroa squarrosa false buffalo-grass Poaceae annual herb Oct None None G5 S2 2B.2 Pinyon and juniper woodland (gravelly, rocky) 1500 1800 4920 5905 1994-01-01
No Photo Available
Nama dichotoma var. dichotoma forked purple mat Namaceae annual herb Sep-Oct None None G5T5? S1 2B.3 Pinyon and juniper woodland (carbonate, granitic) 1900 2200 6235 7220 1994-01-01
No Photo Available
Viola tomentosa felt-leaved violet Violaceae perennial herb (Apr)May-Oct None None G3 S3 4.2 Agriculture, Biocides, Dam/Inundation, Foot traffic/trampling, Grazing, Improper burning regime, Logging, ORV activity, Recreational use (non-ORV), Road/trail construction/maint., Vandalism/dumping/litter Lower montane coniferous forest, Subalpine coniferous forest, Upper montane coniferous forest Gravelly 1435 2000 4710 6560 Yes 1974-01-01
No Photo Available
Allium peninsulare var. franciscanum Franciscan onion Alliaceae perennial bulbiferous herb (Apr)May-Jun None None G4G5T2 S2 1B.2 SB_CalBG/RSABG Development, Foot traffic/trampling, Non-native plant impacts, Other, Road/trail construction/maint., Wood cutting or brush clearing Cismontane woodland, Valley and foothill grassland Clay, Serpentine (often), Volcanic 52 305 170 1000 Yes 2001-01-01 Photo of Allium peninsulare var. franciscanum
© 2019 Aaron Arthur
Atriplex gardneri var. falcata falcate saltbush Chenopodiaceae perennial herb May-Aug None None G4T4Q S2S3 2B.2 Grazing, Other Chenopod scrub, Great Basin scrub Alkaline (often) 1200 1700 3935 5580 2001-01-01
No Photo Available
Cardamine bellidifolia var. pachyphylla fleshy toothwort Brassicaceae perennial herb Jun-Aug None None G5T4 S3 4.3 Alpine boulder and rock field, Subalpine coniferous forest, Upper montane coniferous forest Rocky, Scree, Talus 1900 2835 6235 9300 2001-01-01 Photo of Cardamine bellidifolia var. pachyphylla
©2014 Chris Wagner
Pentachaeta fragilis fragile pentachaeta Asteraceae annual herb Mar-Jun None None G3 S3 4.3 Chaparral, Lower montane coniferous forest (sandy) Openings (often) 45 2100 150 6890 Yes 2001-01-01
No Photo Available
Polyctenium fremontii var. fremontii Fremont's combleaf Brassicaceae perennial herb Apr-Jul None None G4T4 S4 4.3 Great Basin scrub, Lower montane coniferous forest, Meadows and seeps, Pinyon and juniper woodland, Playas Mesic 1000 2060 3280 6760 1974-01-01
No Photo Available
Utricularia intermedia flat-leaved bladderwort Lentibulariaceae perennial stoloniferous herb (carnivorous) (aquatic) Jul-Aug None None G5 S3 2B.2 IUCN_LC Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime, Foot traffic/trampling, Grazing, Other Bogs and fens, Marshes and swamps (lake margins), Meadows and seeps (mesic), Vernal pools 1200 2700 3935 8860 2001-01-01 Photo of Utricularia intermedia
Barry Rice 2004
Campylopodiella stenocarpa flagella-like atractylocarpus Dicranaceae moss None None G5 S1? CBR Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime, Erosion/runoff, Road/trail construction/maint. Cismontane woodland 100 500 330 1640 2001-01-01
No Photo Available
Juncus digitatus finger rush Juncaceae annual herb (Apr)May-Jun None None G1 S1 1B.1 Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime, Development, Disking, Mining, Surface water diversion Cismontane woodland (openings), Lower montane coniferous forest (openings), Vernal pools (xeric) 660 1097 2165 3600 Yes 2009-01-02 Photo of Juncus digitatus
Image by Wendy Boes
Lagophylla dichotoma forked hare-leaf Asteraceae annual herb Apr-May None None G2 S2 1B.1 Cismontane woodland, Valley and foothill grassland Clay (sometimes) 45 335 150 1100 Yes 2012-03-13 Photo of Lagophylla dichotoma
© 2010 Chris Winchell
Eriastrum sparsiflorum few-flowered eriastrum Polemoniaceae annual herb May-Sep None None G5 S4 4.3 SB_CalBG/RSABG Chaparral, Cismontane woodland, Great Basin scrub, Joshua tree "woodland", Mojavean desert scrub, Pinyon and juniper woodland Granitic, Openings (usually), Sandy 1075 1710 3525 5610 2012-09-04
No Photo Available
Solorina spongiosa fringed chocolate chip lichen Peltigeraceae crustose lichen (terricolous) None None G4G5 S1 2B.2 Foot traffic/trampling, Grazing, Recreational use (non-ORV) Meadows and seeps, Subalpine coniferous forest (seeps) Carbonate 2895 2895 9500 9500 2014-03-01 Photo of Solorina spongiosa
© 2014 Martin Hutten
Pohlia flexuosa flexuose threadmoss Mielichhoferiaceae moss None None G5 S1 2B.1 Lower montane coniferous forest Roadsides, Rocky, Seeps 950 1025 3115 3365 2014-10-10
No Photo Available
Chorizanthe minutiflora Fort Ord spineflower Polygonaceae annual herb Apr-Jul None None G1 S1 1B.2 SB_SBBG Chaparral (maritime), Coastal scrub Openings, Sandy 55 150 180 490 Yes 2017-01-17 Photo of Chorizanthe minutiflora
© 2019 Aaron Schusteff
Erythranthe filicifolia fern-leaved monkeyflower Phrymaceae annual herb Apr-Jun None None G2 S2 1B.2 Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime, Erosion/runoff, Foot traffic/trampling, Grazing, Non-native plant impacts, ORV activity, Other, Road/trail construction/maint., Surface water diversion Chaparral, Lower montane coniferous forest, Meadows and seeps (ephemeral) Granitic, Seeps 415 1710 1360 5610 Yes 2017-05-10 Photo of Erythranthe filicifolia
Belinda Lo, 2020
Astragalus agrestis field milk-vetch Fabaceae perennial herb Apr-Jul(Aug) None None G5 S2 2B.2 BLM_S Agriculture, Foot traffic/trampling, Grazing, Other Great Basin scrub (vernally mesic), Meadows and seeps (vernally mesic) Vernally Mesic 1560 1650 5120 5415 2001-01-01
No Photo Available
Claytonia peirsonii ssp. californacis Furnace spring beauty Montiaceae perennial herb Mar-May None None G2G3T1 S1 1B.1 SB_CalBG/RSABG Pinyon and juniper woodland, Upper montane coniferous forest Carbonate, Openings (usually), Rocky, Talus 2300 2300 7545 7545 Yes 2019-10-30
No Photo Available
Peltigera pacifica fringed pelt Peltigeraceae foliose lichen None None G3G4 S2 2B.2 Over-collecting/poaching, Recreational use (non-ORV), Wood cutting or brush clearing North Coast coniferous forest, Riparian forest Seeps 1320 1375 4330 4510 2021-06-07 Photo of Peltigera pacifica
©2013 Scot Loring
Eryngium montereyense Fort Ord button-celery Apiaceae perennial herb Mar-May None None G1 S1 1B.1 Vernal pools Sandy, Vernally Mesic 120 180 395 590 2023-02-08
No Photo Available

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 27 April 2024].