Species Details

Amsinckia lunaris

bent-flowered fiddleneck

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Classification

Scientific Name: Amsinckia lunaris Macbr.
Common Name: bent-flowered fiddleneck
Family:	Boraginaceae
Element Code:	PDBOR01070
USDA Plants Symbol:	AMLU
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_UCBG; SB_UCSC
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2023-05-02

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Mar-Jun

Elevation:
3 - 500 meters
10 - 1640 feet

General Habitats:

Coastal bluff scrub
Cismontane woodland
Valley and foothill grassland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Many collections old; current status information needed. Does plant occur in SHA and SIS counties?
Threats: Threatened by development and mining. Possibly threatened by non-native plants.
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	9
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	22	24 %
Development	8	8%
Non-native plant impacts	8	8%
Road/trail construction/maint.	6	6%
Other	3	3%
Grazing	3	3%
Mining	1	1%
Erosion/runoff	1	1%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	1%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	1%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					93
A	B	C	D	X	U
3	16	5	1	0	68

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	37
Recent <=20 Years	56

Presence:
Presumed Extant	93
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Alameda (ALA), Colusa (COL), Contra Costa (CCA), Lake (LAK), Marin (MRN), Napa (NAP), San Francisco (SFO), San Mateo (SMT), Santa Clara (SCL), Santa Cruz (SCR), Sonoma (SON), Sutter (SUT), Yolo (YOL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Aetna Springs (3812264), Ano Nuevo (3712213), Benmore Canyon (3912215), Bodega Head (3812331), Bolinas (3712286), Briones Valley (3712282), Davenport (3712212), Gilmore Peak (3912235), Glascock Mtn. (3812283), Hayward (3712261), Highland Springs (3812288), Hough Springs (3912225), Jericho Valley (3812274), Kelseyville (3812287), Knoxville (3812273), Lakeport (3912218), Las Trampas Ridge (3712271), Laurel (3712118), Leesville (3912224), Lick Observatory (3712136), Lodoga (3912234), Los Gatos (3712128), Lower Lake (3812285), Lucerne (3912217), Middletown (3812275), Novato (3812215), Oakland East (3712272), Oakland West (3712273), Palo Alto (3712242), Point Reyes NE (3812227), Richmond (3712283), Rumsey (3812282), Rutherford (3812244), Salt Canyon (3912213), San Francisco South (3712264), San Geronimo (3812216), San Mateo (3712253), San Rafael (3712285), Sanborn Slough (3912138), Santa Rosa (3812246), Sites (3912233), St. John Mtn. (3912246), Tomales (3812228), Whispering Pines (3812276), Wilbur Springs (3912214), Wilson Valley (3812284)

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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Selected References

Species Account:

Amsinckia lunaris profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018)