Species Details

Eryngium pendletonense

Pendleton button-celery

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Species Description:

Eryngium pendletonense, commonly known as Pendleton button-celery, is a perennial herb in the Apiaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Coastal bluff scrub, Valley and foothill grassland, and Vernal pools, growing at elevations from 15 to 110 meters. Eryngium pendletonense is ranked 1B.1, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Seriously threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Eryngium pendletonense K.L. Marsden & M.G. Simpson
Common Name: Pendleton button-celery
Family:	Apiaceae
Element Code:	PDAPI0Z120
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Eryngium pendletonensis
Name Status:	JEP, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G1
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-12-09

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Apr-Jun(Jul)

Elevation:
15 - 110 meters
50 - 360 feet

General Habitats:

Coastal bluff scrub
Valley and foothill grassland
Vernal pools

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Clay
Vernally Mesic

Notes

Notes: Threatened by military activities, hydrological alteration, and non-native plants. Not in TJM (1993). See Madroño 46(1):61 (1999) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	6
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	3	75 %
Foot traffic/trampling	2	50%
Military operations	2	50%
Non-native plant impacts	2	50%
ORV activity	1	25%
Other	1	25%
Surface water diversion	1	25%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					4
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	2	1	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	4
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	4
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Diego (SDG)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Las Pulgas Canyon (3311734), San Clemente (3311745), San Onofre Bluff (3311735)

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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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory