Taxon Details

Pickeringia montana var. tomentosa

woolly chaparral-pea

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Taxon Summary:

Pickeringia montana var. tomentosa, commonly known as woolly chaparral-pea, is a evergreen shrub in the Fabaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Chaparral, growing at elevations from 0 to 1700 meters. Pickeringia montana var. tomentosa is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Pickeringia montana Nutt. var. tomentosa (Abrams) I.M. Johnst.
Common Name: woolly chaparral-pea
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB34012
USDA Plants Symbol:	PIMOT2
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5T3T4
State Rank:	S3S4
Other Status:	SB_CRES
CRPR Changes: added to 4.3 on 2007-02-07
Add Date:	2007-02-07
Date Edited:	2025-10-29

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: evergreen shrub

Blooming Period: May-Aug

Elevation:
0 - 1700 meters
0 - 5580 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Clay
Gabbroic
Granitic

Notes

Notes: Plants from San Bernardino County may be intermediate to ssp. montana. See Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 34: 263 (1907) for original description and Contrib. Gray Herb. 68: 84 (1923) 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)
San Diego (SDG)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Alpine (3211677), Dulzura (3211667), Fallbrook (3311743), Jamul Mountains (3211668), Otay Mesa (3211658), Otay Mountain (3211657), Tule Springs (3211686), Viejas Mountain (3211676)

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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