Species Details

Acmispon dendroideus var. dendroideus

island broom

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Classification

Scientific Name: Acmispon dendroideus (Greene) Brouillet var. dendroideus
Common Name: island broom
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB2A1G1
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Lotus scoparius var. dendroideus Lotus dendroideus var. dendroideus

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4T3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_USDA
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-01-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial shrub

Blooming Period: Jan-Aug(Oct)

Elevation:
3 - 460 meters
10 - 1510 feet

General Habitats:

Coastal bluff scrub
Closed-cone coniferous forest
Chaparral
Cismontane woodland
Coastal scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Threatened by feral herbivores. See Brittonia 30:467 (1978) for revised nomenclature.
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)
Los Angeles (LAX), Santa Barbara (SBA), Ventura (VEN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Anacapa Island (3311983), Santa Catalina East (3311833), Santa Catalina North (3311844), Santa Catalina West (3311845), Santa Cruz Island A (3311987), Santa Cruz Island B (3311986), Santa Cruz Island C (3311985), Santa Cruz Island D (3311984), Santa Rosa Island East (3311988), Santa Rosa Island North (3312081), Santa Rosa Island South (3312071)

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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