Species Details

Mucronea californica

California spineflower

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Classification

Scientific Name: Mucronea californica Benth.
Common Name: California spineflower
Family:	Polygonaceae
Element Code:	PDPGN0F010
USDA Plants Symbol:	MUCA3
Synonyms/Other Names: Chorizanthe californica (Benth.) Gray var. suksdorfii Macbr.

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1988-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-03-01

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Mar-Jul(Aug)

Elevation:
0 - 1400 meters
0 - 4595 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral
Cismontane woodland
Coastal dunes
Coastal scrub
Valley and foothill grassland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Sandy

Notes

Notes: Rare in southern California. Many herbarium records old. Threatened by aggregate mining, vehicles, flood control modification, urbanization, and water percolation projects. Possibly threatened by non-native plants. Includes Chorizanthe californica var. suskdorfii. See Phytologia 66(3):203-205 (1989) 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), San Diego (SDG), San Luis Obispo (SLO), Santa Barbara (SBA)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Arroyo Grande NE (3512025), Caliente Mtn. (3511917), Camatta Ranch (3512043), Lompoc (3412064), Los Alamos (3412063), Oceano (3512015), Orcutt (3412074), Otay Mesa (3211658), Pismo Beach (3512026), Point Conception (3412044), Point Loma (3211762), Sisquoc (3412073), Sunland (3411833), Surf (3412065), Venice (3311884), Zaca Creek (3412062)

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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