Species Details
Dodecahema leptoceras
slender-horned spineflower
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Scientific Name: Dodecahema leptoceras (Gray) Rev. & Hardham |
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Common Name: slender-horned spineflower |
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Family: | Polygonaceae | |
Element Code: | PDPGN0V010 | |
USDA Plants Symbol: | DOLE | |
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CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.1 |
Fed List: | FE (1987-09-28) |
State List: | CE (1982-01-01) |
Global Rank: | G1 |
State Rank: |
S1 |
Other Status: | SB_CalBG/RSABG |
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Add Date: | 1980-01-01 |
Date Edited: | 2021-12-09 |
Lifeform: annual herb | ||
Blooming Period: Apr-Jun | ||
Elevation:
200 - 760 meters 655 - 2495 feet |
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Notes: Many historical occurrences lost to urbanization and stream channelization; currently threatened by alteration of fire regimes, development, sand and gravel mining, flood control, foot traffic, proposed reservoir construction, recreational activities, vehicles, and non-native plants. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 12:269 (1877) for original description, Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs 2:169-190 (1978) for taxonomic treatment, Phytologia 66(2):83-88 (1989) for revised nomenclature, and MadroƱo 44(3):305 (1997) for discussion of Vail Lake occurrence. |
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Total Occurrences: | 42 | ||||
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A | B | C | D | X | U |
0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 11 |
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Historical >20 Years | 28 | ||||
Recent <=20 Years | 14 |
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Presumed Extant | 27 | ||||
Possibly Extirpated | 7 | ||||
Presumed Extirpated | 8 |
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States: Name (Code) California (CA) |
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California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) Los Angeles (LAX), Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD) |
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Quads: Name (Quad Code) Agua Dulce (3411843), Alberhill (3311764), Azusa (3411728), Blackburn Canyon (3311667), Burbank (3411823), Desert Hot Springs (3311685), Devore (3411724), El Monte (3411811), Hemet (3311668)*, Lake Elsinore (3311763)*, Mint Canyon (3411844)*, Mt. Wilson (3411821)*, Newhall (3411845), Oat Mountain (3411835), Ontario (3411716), Pasadena (3411822), Pechanga (3311741), Redlands (3411712), San Bernardino North (3411723)*, San Bernardino South (3411713)*, San Fernando (3411834)*, Sunland (3411833), Vail Lake (3311648), Van Nuys (3411824), White Water (3311686), Yucaipa (3411711)* |
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