Species Details

Erysimum menziesii

Menzies' wallflower

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Classification

Scientific Name: Erysimum menziesii (Hook.) Wettst.
Common Name: Menzies' wallflower
Family:	Brassicaceae
Element Code:	PDBRA160R0
USDA Plants Symbol:	ERME5
Synonyms/Other Names: Erysimum menziesii ssp. menziesii Erysimum menziesii ssp. eurekense Erysimum menziesii ssp. yadonii

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Fed List:	FE (1992-06-22)
State List:	CE (1984-09-01)
Global Rank:	G1
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_UCBG
CRPR Changes: changed from CBR to 1B.1 on 2012-12-11 Considered But Rejected on 2012-02-21
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Mar-Sep
Elevation: 0 - 35 meters 0 - 115 feet
General Habitat: Coastal dunes
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Notes

Notes: Plants treated as sspp. eurekense (known only from the Humboldt Bay area; threatened by development, vehicles, and non-native plants), menziesii (nearly extirpated on the Monterey Peninsula; seriously threatened by development, vehicles, deer browsing, and non-native plants), and yadonii (known only from near Marina on Monterey Bay; threatened by development and sand mining) are not validly published; see these names in TJM (1993). See Zoe 5(6-8):103 (1901) for original description.
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					19
A	B	C	D	X	U
3	8	3	2	3	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	5
Recent <=20 Years	14

Presence:
Presumed Extant	16
Possibly Extirpated	3
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Humboldt (HUM), Mendocino (MEN), Monterey (MNT)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Cannibal Island (4012463), Eureka (4012472), Fort Bragg (3912347), Inglenook (3912357), Marina (3612167), Monterey (3612158), Tyee City (4012482)

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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