Taxon Details
Lycium parishii
Parish's desert-thorn
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Taxon Summary:
Lycium parishii, commonly known as Parish's desert-thorn, is a perennial shrub in the Solanaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Coastal scrub, and Sonoran desert scrub, growing at elevations from 135 to 1000 meters. Lycium parishii is ranked 2B.3, Plants Rare, Threatened, or Endangered in California, But More Common Elsewhere; Not very threatened in California.
Scientific Name: Lycium parishii Gray |
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Common Name: Parish's desert-thorn |
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Family: | Solanaceae | |
Element Code: | PDSOL0G0D0 | |
USDA Plants Symbol: | LYPA2 | |
Synonyms/Other Names: |
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Name Status: |
JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos |
CA Rare Plant Rank: | 2B.3 |
Fed List: | None |
State List: | None |
Global Rank: | G4 |
State Rank: |
S1 |
Other Status: | SB_CRES |
CRPR Changes: |
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Add Date: | 1980-01-01 |
Date Edited: | 2022-12-06 |
Lifeform: perennial shrub | ||||||||||||||
Blooming Period: Mar-Apr
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Elevation:
135 - 1000 meters 445 - 3280 feet |
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General Habitats:
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Microhabitat:
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Threat List Total: | 4 | |
Total EOs | % of EOs | |
EOs with Threat Listed: | 11 | 52 % |
THREAT LIST: | ||
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Development | 9 | 42% |
ORV activity | 2 | 9% |
Recreational use (non-ORV) | 1 | 4% |
Foot traffic/trampling | 1 | 4% |
Total Occurrences: | 21 | ||||
Element Occurrence Ranks: | |||||
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A | B | C | D | X | U |
0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
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Historical >20 Years | 6 | ||||
Recent <=20 Years | 15 |
Presence: | |||||
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Presumed Extant | 20 | ||||
Possibly Extirpated | 0 | ||||
Presumed Extirpated | 1 |
California Endemic: | |||||||||||||
California Island: | |||||||||||||
States: Name (Code) Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Sonora, Mexico (SO) |
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California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) Imperial (IMP), San Bernardino (SBD)*, San Diego (SDG) |
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Quads: Name (Quad Code) Carrizo Mtn. (3211671), Carrizo Mtn. NE (3211681), Clark Lake (3311633), Coyote Wells (3211568), Devore (3411724), Fontana (3411714), In-ko-pah Gorge (3211661), Mount Signal (3211566), Plaster City (3211577), San Bernardino North (3411723)*, San Bernardino South (3411713), Seventeen Palms (3311631), Silverwood Lake (3411733), Sweeney Pass (3211672), Wileys Well (3311448), Yuha Basin (3211567) |
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