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Species Details

Ancistrocarphus keilii

Santa Ynez groundstar

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Classification

Scientific Name:
Ancistrocarphus keilii Morefield
Common Name:
Santa Ynez groundstar
Family: Asteraceae
Element Code: PDASTD5020
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G1
State Rank:
 S1
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
added to 1B on 2005-07-27
Add Date: 2005-01-01
Date Edited: 2021-07-14

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: Mar-Apr
Elevation:
40 - 130 meters
130 - 425 feet
General Habitat:
  • Chaparral
  • Cismontane woodland
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat:
  • Sandy

Notes

Notes:
Known only from the recent type locality and one ambiguous historical collection, all in the Santa Ynez River drainage. Not in The Jepson Manual. See Novon 14(4):464 (2004) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Other:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 2
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 2
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 2
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 2
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Santa Barbara (SBA)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Lompoc (3412064), Lompoc Hills (3412054), Los Alamos (3412063), Santa Rosa Hills (3412053), Surf (3412065)
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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Selected References

CNPS Status Review: CRPR List Addition on 2005-07-27
Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2022. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9-01 1.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 16 May 2022].