Species Details

Layia munzii

Munz's tidy-tips

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Classification

Scientific Name: Layia munzii Keck
Common Name: Munz's tidy-tips
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDAST5N0B0
USDA Plants Symbol:	LAMU2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_SBBG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1988-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Mar-Apr

Elevation:
150 - 700 meters
490 - 2295 feet

General Habitats:

Chenopod scrub
Valley and foothill grassland (alkaline clay)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Historical occurrences need field surveys. Threatened by non-native plants. Possibly threatened by vehicles and foot traffic. Similar to L. jonesii and L. leucopappa.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	7
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	14	21 %
Grazing	5	7%
Non-native plant impacts	5	7%
Other	4	5%
Agriculture	3	4%
ORV activity	2	2%
Road/trail construction/maint.	2	2%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	1%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					68
A	B	C	D	X	U
3	5	7	1	2	50

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	25
Recent <=20 Years	43

Presence:
Presumed Extant	66
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	2

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Fresno (FRE), Kern (KRN), Madera (MAD), Merced (MER), San Benito (SBT), San Luis Obispo (SLO), Ventura (VEN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Apache Canyon (3411973), Arvin (3511827), California Valley (3512031), Cerro Colorado (3612068), Chimineas Ranch (3511928), Cholame (3512063), Chounet Ranch (3612066), Coit Ranch (3612064), Cuyama (3411985), Daulton (3711918), Elkhorn Hills (3511915), Emigrant Hill (3511968), Firebaugh (3612074), Five Points (3612041), Gregg (3611988), Hammonds Ranch (3612076), Kismet (3712011), La Panza NE (3512041), Laguna Seca Ranch (3612077), Lost Hills (3511956), Lost Hills NE (3511965)*, Lost Hills NW (3511966), Madera (3612081), McKittrick Summit (3511937), Mercey Hot Springs (3612067), Orchard Peak (3512062), Ortigalita Peak (3612078), Painted Rock (3511927), Panoche (3612057), Pond (3511963)*, San Joaquin (3612052), Simmler (3511938), Tent Hills (3512072), Tranquillity (3612063), Tumey Hills (3612056), Wells Ranch (3511916)

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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