Species Details
Castilleja campestris var. succulenta
succulent owl's-clover
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Species Description:
Castilleja campestris var. succulenta, commonly known as succulent owl's-clover, is a annual herb (hemiparasitic) in the Orobanchaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Vernal pools, growing at elevations from 50 to 750 meters. Castilleja campestris var. succulenta is ranked 1B.2, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Moderately threatened in California.
Scientific Name: Castilleja campestris (Benth.) T.I. Chuang & Heckard var. succulenta (Hoover) J.M. Egger |
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Common Name: succulent owl's-clover |
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Family: | Orobanchaceae | |
Element Code: | PDSCR0D3Z1 | |
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Name Status: |
JEP, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos |
CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.2 |
Fed List: | FT (1997-03-26) |
State List: | CE (1979-09-01) |
Global Rank: | G4?T2T3 |
State Rank: |
S2S3 |
Other Status: | |
CRPR Changes: |
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Add Date: | 1984-01-01 |
Date Edited: | 2021-05-26 |
Lifeform: annual herb (hemiparasitic) | ||||||||||||||
Blooming Period: (Mar)Apr-May
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Elevation:
50 - 750 meters 165 - 2460 feet |
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General Habitats:
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Notes: Threatened by urbanization, agriculture, flood control, grazing, and trampling. See C. campestris ssp. succulenta in TJM 2. See Leaflets of Western Botany 1(19):228-229 (1936) for original description, and Systematic Botany 16(4):644-666 (1991) and Phytologia 90(1):63-81 (2008) for revised nomenclature. |
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Threats: |
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Taxonomy: |
Threat List Total: | 11 | |
Total EOs | % of EOs | |
EOs with Threat Listed: | 34 | 34 % |
THREAT LIST: | ||
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Grazing | 28 | 28% |
Development | 8 | 8% |
Foot traffic/trampling | 5 | 5% |
Agriculture | 4 | 4% |
Dam/Inundation | 3 | 3% |
Other | 2 | 2% |
Road/trail construction/maint. | 2 | 2% |
Disking | 1 | 1% |
Landfill | 1 | 1% |
Non-native plant impacts | 1 | 1% |
ORV activity | 1 | 1% |
Total Occurrences: | 99 | ||||
Element Occurrence Ranks: | |||||
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A | B | C | D | X | U |
15 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 56 |
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Historical >20 Years | 74 | ||||
Recent <=20 Years | 25 |
Presence: | |||||
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Presumed Extant | 97 | ||||
Possibly Extirpated | 2 | ||||
Presumed Extirpated | 0 |
California Endemic: | |||||||||||||
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States: Name (Code) California (CA) |
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California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) Fresno (FRE), Madera (MAD), Mariposa (MPA), Merced (MER), San Joaquin (SJQ), Stanislaus (STA) |
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Quads: Name (Quad Code) Berenda (3712012), Cooperstown (3712065), Cressey (3712046), Daulton (3711918), Fresno North (3611977)*, Friant (3611986), Gregg (3611988), Haystack Mtn. (3712043), Humphreys Station (3611984), La Grange (3712064), Lanes Bridge (3611987), Le Grand (3712022), Lockeford (3812122), Merced (3712034), Merced Falls (3712053), Millerton Lake East (3711915), Millerton Lake West (3711916), Owens Reservoir (3712032), Planada (3712033), Raymond (3711928), Round Mountain (3611975), Snelling (3712054), Winton (3712045), Yosemite Lake (3712044) |
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Notes:
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Presumed Extant
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