Species Details

Cymopterus deserticola

desert cymopterus

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Scientific Name:
Cymopterus deserticola Bdg.
Common Name:
desert cymopterus
Family: Apiaceae
Element Code: PDAPI0U090
USDA Plants Symbol: CYDE
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Mar-May
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Elevation:
630 - 1500 meters
2065 - 4920 feet
General Habitats:
  • Joshua tree "woodland"
  • Mojavean desert scrub
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Sandy
Notes:
Threatened by military activities, sheep grazing, vehicles, utility construction, and urbanization. See University of California Publications in Botany 6:168 (1915) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 9
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 70 83 %
THREAT LIST:
Military operations 54 64%
ORV activity 11 13%
Grazing 10 11%
Vandalism/dumping/litter 8 9%
Road/trail construction/maint. 7 8%
Total Occurrences: 84
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
6 22 27 25 1 3
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 68
Recent <=20 Years 16
Presence:
Presumed Extant 83
Possibly Extirpated 1
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Kern (KRN), Los Angeles (LAX), San Bernardino (SBD)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Apple Valley North (3411752)*, Black Hills (3511743), California City South (3511718), Cuddeback Lake (3511734), Dove Spring (3511841), Edwards (3411788), Goldstone (3511638), Jackrabbit Hill (3411776), Kramer Hills (3411784), Kramer Junction (3411785), Leuhman Ridge (3411786), Lockhart (3511713), North Edwards (3511717), Red Buttes (3411775), Redman (3411778), Rogers Lake North (3411787), Rogers Lake South (3411777), Twelve Gauge Lake (3411783), Water Valley (3511712)
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.
Presumed Extant
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