Species Details

Ditaxis serrata var. californica

California ditaxis

Classification

Scientific Name: Ditaxis serrata (Torr.) A.A. Heller var. californica (Bdg.) Steinmann & Felger
Common Name: California ditaxis
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Element Code:	PDEUP08050
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Ditaxis californica (Bdg.) Pax & K. Hoffm.

Conservation Status

Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5T3T4
State Rank:	S2?
CA Rare Plant Rank:	3.2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Mar-Dec
Elevation: 30 - 1000 meters 100 - 3280 feet
General Habitat: Sonoran desert scrub
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat:

Notes

Notes: Move to List 1B? Known in SO from only one collection. Threatened by vehicles. A synonym of D. californica in The Jepson Manual. See Madroño 42(4):455-457 (1995) for revised nomenclature.
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					24
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	1	1	0	0	21

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	12
Recent <=20 Years	12

Presence:
Presumed Extant	24
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Sonora, Mexico (SO)*

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Riverside (RIV), San Diego (SDG)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Arica Mountains (3411418), Blythe NE (3311465), Corn Spring (3311563), Cottonwood Basin (3311568), Cottonwood Spring (3311567), Desert Center (3311564), Harper Canyon (3311612), Hayfield (3311566), Hayfield Spring (3311565), La Quinta (3311663), Mortmar (3311558), Pilot Mountain (3311553), Victory Pass (3311574)

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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