Taxon Details

Pseudobahia peirsonii

San Joaquin adobe sunburst

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Taxon Summary:

Pseudobahia peirsonii, commonly known as San Joaquin adobe sunburst, is a annual herb in the Asteraceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Cismontane woodland, and Valley and foothill grassland, growing at elevations from 90 to 800 meters. Pseudobahia peirsonii is ranked 1B.1, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Seriously threatened in California.

CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1
Fed List: FT (1997-02-06)
State List: CE (1987-01-01)
Global Rank: G1
State Rank:
S1
Other Status: SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 1974-01-01
Date Edited: 2022-06-08
Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: Feb-Apr
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Elevation:
90 - 800 meters
295 - 2625 feet
General Habitats:
  • Cismontane woodland
  • Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Adobe
  • Clay
Notes:
More than half of known occurrences are very small. Seriously threatened by agriculture, grazing, development, non-native plants, road construction and maintenance, and flood control activities. Possibly threatened by road maintenance. See Aliso 2:84 (1949) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 16
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 48 94 %
THREAT LIST:
Grazing 34 66%
Agriculture 21 41%
Non-native plant impacts 15 29%
Development 14 27%
Road/trail construction/maint. 13 25%
Total Occurrences: 51
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
1 11 13 9 10 7
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 27
Recent <=20 Years 24
Presence:
Presumed Extant 41
Possibly Extirpated 2
Presumed Extirpated 8
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Fresno (FRE), Kern (KRN), Tulare (TUL)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Chickencoop Canyon (3611838), Ducor (3511981)*, Fountain Springs (3511888), Frazier Valley (3611828), Lindsay (3611921)*, Oiler Peak (3511835), Orange Cove South (3611953), Pine Mountain (3511857), Porterville (3611911), Quincy School (3511878), Reedley (3611954)*, Richgrove (3511971), Rio Bravo Ranch (3511847), Rocky Hill (3611931)*, Round Mountain (3611975), Sand Canyon (3511868), Stokes Mtn. (3611952), Success Dam (3611818), Tejon Hills (3511817), Tejon Ranch (3511816), Tulare (3611923)*, Wahtoke (3611964), White River (3511877), Woodlake (3611941), Woody (3511867)*
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.
Presumed Extant
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