Taxon Details

Linanthus californicus ssp. tomentosus

fuzzy prickly-phlox

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Taxon Summary:

Linanthus californicus ssp. tomentosus, commonly known as fuzzy prickly-phlox, is a perennial deciduous shrub in the Polemoniaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Coastal dunes, growing at elevations from 1 to 185 meters. Linanthus californicus ssp. tomentosus is ranked 4.2, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Moderately threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Linanthus californicus (Hook. & Arn.) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson ssp. tomentosus (P.J. Gordon-Reedy) J.M. Porter & R. Patt.
Common Name: fuzzy prickly-phlox
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Element Code:	PDPLM08021
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Leptodactylon californicum H. & A. ssp. tomentosum Gordon
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5T3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub

Blooming Period: Mar-Aug

Elevation:
1 - 185 meters
5 - 605 feet

General Habitats:

Coastal dunes

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: See Leptodactylon californicum in TJM (1993); a synonym of L. californicus in TJM 2. See Madroño 37(1):28-42 (1990) for original description, and Aliso 32(2):55-88 (2014) 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)
San Luis Obispo (SLO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Arroyo Grande NE (3512025), Oceano (3512015), Pismo Beach (3512026)

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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