Taxon Details
Eryngium aristulatum var. hooveri
Hoover's button-celery
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Taxon Summary:
Eryngium aristulatum var. hooveri, commonly known as Hoover's button-celery, is a annual/perennial herb in the Apiaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Vernal pools, growing at elevations from 3 to 45 meters. Eryngium aristulatum var. hooveri is ranked 1B.1, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Seriously threatened in California.| Scientific Name: Eryngium aristulatum Jeps. var. hooveri Sheikh | ||
| Common Name: Hoover's button-celery | ||
| Family: | Apiaceae | |
| Element Code: | PDAPI0Z043 | |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | ERARH | |
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| Name Status: | JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos | |
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.1 | 
| Fed List: | None | 
| State List: | None | 
| Global Rank: | G5T1 | 
| State Rank: | S1 | 
| Other Status: | SB_CalBG/RSABG | 
| CRPR Changes: | |
| Add Date: | 1984-01-01 | 
| Date Edited: | 2021-05-26 | 
| Lifeform: annual/perennial herb | ||||||||||||||
| Blooming Period: (Jun)Jul(Aug) 
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| Elevation: 3 - 45 meters 10 - 150 feet | ||||||||||||||
| General Habitats: 
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| Notes: Almost all collections old; need information on extant occurrences. Is it extant in SCL Co.? ALA Co. occurrence (427B) needs confirmation. Many historical occurrences extirpated by agriculture, urbanization, and overgrazing. See MadroƱo 30(2):93-101 (1983) for original description. | |
| Threats: | |
| Taxonomy: | |
| Threat List Total: | 8 | |
| Total EOs | % of EOs | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | 11 | 69 % | 
| THREAT LIST: | ||
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| Development | 9 | 56% | 
| Grazing | 3 | 18% | 
| Foot traffic/trampling | 2 | 12% | 
| Road/trail construction/maint. | 2 | 12% | 
| Wood cutting or brush clearing | 2 | 12% | 
| Biocides | 1 | 6% | 
| ORV activity | 1 | 6% | 
| Other | 1 | 6% | 
| Total Occurrences: | 16 | ||||
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |||||
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| A | B | C | D | X | U | 
| 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 
| Occurrence Status: | |||||
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| Historical >20 Years | 10 | ||||
| Recent <=20 Years | 6 | ||||
| Presence: | |||||
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| Presumed Extant | 12 | ||||
| Possibly Extirpated | 4 | ||||
| Presumed Extirpated | 0 | ||||
| California Endemic: | |||||||||||||
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| States: Name (Code) California (CA) | |||||||||||||
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) Alameda (ALA), San Benito (SBT), San Luis Obispo (SLO), San Mateo (SMT), Santa Clara (SCL)(?) | |||||||||||||
| Quads: Name (Quad Code) Cambria (3512151)*, Chittenden (3612185), Gilroy (3712115), Milpitas (3712148), Mountain View (3712241)(?), Mt. Madonna (3712116), Newark (3712251), Palo Alto (3712242)(?), Pismo Beach (3512026), San Felipe (3612184), San Luis Obispo (3512036) | |||||||||||||
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