Species Details
Aphyllon epigalium ssp. notocalifornicum
Southern California galium broomrape
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Scientific Name: Aphyllon epigalium Colwell & A. C. Schneid. ssp. notocalifornicum Colwell & A. C. Schneid. |
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Common Name: Southern California galium broomrape |
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Family: | Orobanchaceae | |
Element Code: | PDORO05012 | |
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CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.3 |
Fed List: | None |
State List: | None |
Global Rank: | G4T2 |
State Rank: |
S2 |
Other Status: | |
CRPR Changes: added to 1B.3 on 2023-09-20 |
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Add Date: | 2023-08-09 |
Date Edited: | 2024-03-06 |
Lifeform: annual/perennial herb (parasitic) | ||||||||||||||
Blooming Period: Jun(Jul)
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Elevation:
1200 - 1535 meters 3935 - 5035 feet |
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General Habitats:
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Microhabitat Details: Associated host is Gallium andrewsii and possibly other perennial Galium spp. Most records are from stands of Pseudotsuga macrocarpa. | ||||||||||||||
Microhabitat:
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Notes: While Colwell et al. (2017) include May in the flowering time, no May records were found. |
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Threats: Potentially threatened by improper burning regime. |
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Taxonomy: Previously identified as either A. fasciculatum or (sometimes) A. purpureum; differentiated by its growth on Galium and the presence of 2-4 yellow flowers per stem with pedicels longer than the stem. Differentiated from A. epigalium ssp. epigalium by its paler, straw-colored flowers and shorter corollas with more prominently arched tubes, +/- horizontal mouths, and narrower lobes with erect or weakly recurved tips. |
Threat List Total: | 0 | |
Total EOs | % of EOs | |
EOs with Threat Listed: | 0 | 0 % |
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Total Occurrences: | 0 | ||||
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Historical >20 Years | 0 | ||||
Recent <=20 Years | 0 |
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Presumed Extant | 0 | ||||
Possibly Extirpated | 0 | ||||
Presumed Extirpated | 0 |
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States: Name (Code) California (CA) |
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California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) San Bernardino (SBD), San Diego (SDG), Ventura (VEN) |
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Quads: Name (Quad Code) Big Bear Lake (3411628), Boucher Hill (3311638), Cuyamaca Peak (3211685), Forest Falls (3411618), Keller Peak (3411721), Palomar Observatory (3311637), Vail Lake (3311648), White Ledge Peak (3411944), Yucaipa (3411711) |
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CNPS Status Review: | Proposed addition to CRPR 1B.3, G4T2 / S2 (2023) |
Original Description: | Madroño 64(3): 99–107 (2017) |