Taxon Details

Corethrogyne leucophylla

branching beach aster

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Taxon Summary:

Corethrogyne leucophylla, commonly known as branching beach aster, is a perennial herb in the Asteraceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Closed-cone coniferous forest, and Coastal dunes, growing at elevations from 3 to 60 meters. Corethrogyne leucophylla is ranked 3.2, Plants About Which We Need More Information, A Review List; Moderately threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Corethrogyne leucophylla Jeps.
Common Name: branching beach aster
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDAST2M030
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	3.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3Q
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2025-10-31

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: May-Dec

Elevation:
3 - 60 meters
10 - 195 feet

General Habitats:

Closed-cone coniferous forest
Coastal dunes

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes:
Threats: Potentially threatened by development.
Taxonomy: A synonym of Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia in The Jepson Manual and Corethrogyne filaginifolia in The Jepson eFlora.

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)
Monterey (MNT), Ventura (VEN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Lopez Point (3612115), Marina (3612167), Oxnard (3411922)

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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Presumed Extant

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