Species Details

Elymus californicus

California bottle-brush grass

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Classification

Scientific Name: Elymus californicus (Bol.) Gould
Common Name: California bottle-brush grass
Family:	Poaceae
Element Code:	PMPOA2H0W0
USDA Plants Symbol:	ELCA10
Synonyms/Other Names: Hystrix californica

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: May-Aug(Nov)

Elevation:
15 - 470 meters
50 - 1540 feet

General Habitats:

Broadleafed upland forest
Cismontane woodland
North Coast coniferous forest
Riparian woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Possibly threatened by fire suppression.
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 Diego (SDG), San Mateo (SMT), Santa Cruz (SCR), Sonoma (SON)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ano Nuevo (3712213), Arched Rock (3812342), Bodega Head (3812331), Bolinas (3712286), Camp Meeker (3812248), Davenport (3712212), Double Point (3712287), Drakes Bay (3812218), Duncans Mills (3812341), Felton (3712211), Inverness (3812217), La Honda (3712233), Laurel (3712118), Loma Prieta (3712117), Mindego Hill (3712232), Montara Mountain (3712254), Novato (3812215), Petaluma River (3812225), Point Bonita (3712275), Point Reyes NE (3812227), San Geronimo (3812216), San Mateo (3712253), San Rafael (3712285), Soquel (3612188), Tubb Canyon (3311624), Valley Ford (3812238), Watsonville West (3612187), 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.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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