Taxon Details

Deinandra increscens ssp. villosa

Gaviota tarplant

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Photo of Deinandra increscens ssp. villosa
© 2002 Kevin Merk
Photo of Deinandra increscens ssp. villosa
© 2014 Anuja Parikh and Nathan Gale
Photo of Deinandra increscens ssp. villosa
© 2011 Zoya Akulova

Taxon Summary:

Deinandra increscens ssp. villosa, commonly known as Gaviota tarplant, is a annual herb in the Asteraceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Coastal bluff scrub, Coastal scrub, and Valley and foothill grassland, growing at elevations from 20 to 430 meters. Deinandra increscens ssp. villosa is ranked 1B.1, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Seriously threatened in California.

CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1
Fed List: FE (2000-03-20)
State List: CE (1990-01-01)
Global Rank: G3T2
State Rank:
S2
Other Status: SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_SBBG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 1988-01-01
Date Edited: 2025-02-04
Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: May-Oct
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Elevation:
20 - 430 meters
65 - 1410 feet
General Habitats:
  • Coastal bluff scrub
  • Coastal scrub
  • Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
Notes:
State and federally-listed as Hemizonia increscens ssp. villosa; see this name in TJM (1993). See Systematic Botany 7(3):314-339 (1982) for original description, and Novon 9:462-471 (1999) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Seriously threatened by energy development and non-native plants. 
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 13
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 18 72 %
THREAT LIST:
Development 11 44%
Non-native plant impacts 6 24%
Road/trail construction/maint. 5 20%
Grazing 5 20%
Foot traffic/trampling 4 16%
Total Occurrences: 25
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 9 2 1 0 13
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 14
Recent <=20 Years 11
Presence:
Presumed Extant 25
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Santa Barbara (SBA)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Casmalia (3412075), Gaviota (3412042), Guadalupe (3412085), Lompoc Hills (3412054), Point Arguello (3412056)?, Point Conception (3412044), Point Sal (3412086), Sacate (3412043), Tranquillon Mtn. (3412055)
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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