Species Details

Colubrina californica

Las Animas colubrina

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Scientific Name:
Colubrina californica Jtn.
Common Name:
Las Animas colubrina
Family: Rhamnaceae
Element Code: PDRHA05030
USDA Plants Symbol: COCA18
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub
Blooming Period: Apr-Jun
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Elevation:
10 - 1000 meters
35 - 3280 feet
General Habitats:
  • Mojavean desert scrub
  • Sonoran desert scrub
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
Notes:
Threatened by vehicles and solar energy development. See Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences IV 12:1085 (1924) for original description, and Brittonia 23:36 (1971) for distributional information.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 5
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 10 26 %
THREAT LIST:
Development 8 21%
ORV activity 7 18%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime 4 10%
Non-native plant impacts 3 7%
Erosion/runoff 1 2%
Total Occurrences: 38
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
3 2 5 0 0 28
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 25
Recent <=20 Years 13
Presence:
Presumed Extant 38
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), Baja California (BA), California (CA), Sonora, Mexico (SO)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Imperial (IMP), Riverside (RIV)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Arlington Mine (3311478), Augustine Pass (3311543), Buzzard Spring (3311575), Chuckwalla Spring (3311542), Corn Spring (3311563), Desert Center (3311564), East of Red Canyon (3311555), East of Victory Pass (3311573), Ford Dry Lake (3311561), Hayfield (3311566), Hayfield Spring (3311565), Inca (3311477), Iris Pass (3311544), Little Maria Mts. (3311488), Little Picacho Peak (3211485), McCoy Peak (3311467), McCoy Spring (3311468), Pegleg Well (3311532), Picacho Peak (3211486), Pilot Mountain (3311553), Porcupine Wash (3311577)?*, Quartz Peak (3311417), Red Canyon (3311556), Red Cloud Canyon (3311554), Styx (3311487), 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.
Presumed Extant
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