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Species Details

Systenotheca vortriedei

Vortriede's spineflower

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Systenotheca vortriedei (Bdg.) Rev. & Hardham
Common Name:
Vortriede's spineflower
Family: Polygonaceae
Element Code: PDPGN0W010
USDA Plants Symbol: SYVO
Synonyms/Other Names:

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 4.3
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G3
State Rank:
 S3
Other Status: SB_UCBG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 1974-01-01
Date Edited: 2022-06-08

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: May-Sep
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Elevation:
500 - 1600 meters
1640 - 5250 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chaparral
  • Cismontane woodland
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Sandy (sometimes)
  • Serpentine (sometimes)

  Notes

Notes:
See Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs 2:169-190 (1978) for taxonomic revision, and Phytologia 66(2):83-88 (1989) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

  Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 0
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 0 0 %
THREAT LIST:

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
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)
Monterey (MNT), San Luis Obispo (SLO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Alder Peak (3512183), Burnett Peak (3512172), Burro Mountain (3512173), Cone Peak (3612114), Lopez Point (3612115), Pebblestone Shut-in (3512161), Tassajara Hot Springs (3612125)
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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  Selected References

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 19 April 2024].