Taxon Details

Acmispon dendroideus var. veatchii

San Miguel Island deerweed

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Taxon Summary:

Acmispon dendroideus var. veatchii, commonly known as San Miguel Island deerweed, is a perennial shrub in the Fabaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Coastal bluff scrub, and Coastal scrub, growing at elevations from 10 to 350 meters. Acmispon dendroideus var. veatchii is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Acmispon dendroideus (Greene) Brouillet var. veatchii (Greene) Brouillet
Common Name: San Miguel Island deerweed
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB2A1G3
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Lotus dendroideus var. veatchii
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4T3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1980-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-01-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial shrub

Blooming Period: Mar-Jun

Elevation:
10 - 350 meters
35 - 1150 feet

General Habitats:

Coastal bluff scrub
Coastal scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: See Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences 1:83 (1886) for original description, and 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)
Baja California (BA), California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Santa Barbara (SBA)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
San Miguel Island East (3312083), San Miguel Island West (3312084), 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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