Taxon Details

Colubrina californica

Las Animas colubrina

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Taxon Summary:

Colubrina californica, commonly known as Las Animas colubrina, is a perennial deciduous shrub in the Rhamnaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Mojavean desert scrub, and Sonoran desert scrub, growing at elevations from 10 to 1000 meters. Colubrina californica is ranked 2B.3, Plants Rare, Threatened, or Endangered in California, But More Common Elsewhere; Not very threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Colubrina californica Jtn.
Common Name: Las Animas colubrina
Family:	Rhamnaceae
Element Code:	PDRHA05030
USDA Plants Symbol:	COCA18
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S2S3
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1980-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub

Blooming Period: Apr-Jun

Elevation:
10 - 1000 meters
35 - 3280 feet

General Habitats:

Mojavean desert scrub
Sonoran desert scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

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 Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	5
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	10	26 %
Development	8	21%
ORV activity	7	18%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	4	10%
Non-native plant impacts	3	7%
Erosion/runoff	1	2%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					38
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

Location

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.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory