Species Details

Chenopodium littoreum

coastal goosefoot

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Classification

Scientific Name: Chenopodium littoreum Benet-Pierce & M.G. Simpson
Common Name: coastal goosefoot
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Element Code:	PDCHE091Z0
USDA Plants Symbol:	CHLI11
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G1
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:	SB_SBBG
CRPR Changes: added to 1B.2 on 2011-06-01
Add Date:	2011-06-01
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Apr-Aug

Elevation:
10 - 30 meters
35 - 100 feet

General Habitats:

Coastal dunes

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Possibly threatened by recreational activities, vehicles, and non-native plants. Previously identified as C. carnosulum var. patagonicum. See Madroño 57(1):64-72 (2010) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	1
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	6	46 %
Non-native plant impacts	6	46%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					13
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	1	12

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	8
Recent <=20 Years	5

Presence:
Presumed Extant	12
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	1

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX), San Luis Obispo (SLO), Santa Barbara (SBA)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Casmalia (3412075), Guadalupe (3412085), Morro Bay South (3512037), Oceano (3512015), Point Sal (3412086), Surf (3412065), Venice (3311884)

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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Presumed Extant

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