Species Details

Hoffmannseggia peninsularis

Baja peninsula rushpea

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Classification

Scientific Name: Hoffmannseggia peninsularis (Britton) Wiggins
Common Name: Baja peninsula rushpea
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB20060
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 1B.1 on 2023-01-20
Add Date:	2023-01-20
Date Edited:	2023-07-07

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial shrub

Blooming Period: Jan-Mar

Elevation:
255 - 275 meters
835 - 900 feet

General Habitats:

Sonoran desert scrub

Microhabitat Details: In sparse vegetation on igneous/metamorphic bedrock slopes.

Microhabitat:

Gravelly
Metamorphic (sometimes)
Rocky
Volcanic (sometimes)

Notes

Notes: Documented in California in the Chocolate Mtns. of IMP Co. in 2016 by A. Sanders. Not yet included in the Jepson eFlora.
Threats: Potentially threatened by military activities, invasive plants, and small population size.
Taxonomy: Similar to H. intricata and H. microphylla; differs in being nearly prostrate and having zig-zag branching, sticky, glandular trichomes on its young growth, and flowers 3–4 mm long (H. intricata is also not known from California).

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					2
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	2

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	2

Presence:
Presumed Extant	2
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Baja California (BA), California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Imperial (IMP)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Tortuga (3311523)

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.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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CNPS Status Review:	Proposed Addition to CRPR 1B.1 (2023)
Original Description:	North American Flora, Volume 23 (5): 311 (1930)
Taxonomic Treatment:	Lundellia 2: 14–54 (1999)
Taxonomic Treatment:	Lundellia 9: 7–33 (2006)

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