Species Details

Scleropogon brevifolius

burro grass

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Classification

Scientific Name: Scleropogon brevifolius Phil.
Common Name: burro grass
Family:	Poaceae
Element Code:	PMPOA5G010
USDA Plants Symbol:	SCBR2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S2?
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1984-01-01
Date Edited:	2024-12-03

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial stoloniferous herb

Blooming Period: Oct

Elevation:
1360 - 1600 meters
4460 - 5250 feet

General Habitats:

Joshua tree "woodland"
Mojavean desert scrub (decomposed granitic)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes:
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	5
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	3	30 %
Development	2	20%
Mining	2	20%
ORV activity	2	20%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	10%
Grazing	1	10%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					10
A	B	C	D	X	U
2	0	0	1	0	7

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	1
Recent <=20 Years	9

Presence:
Presumed Extant	10
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM), Oklahoma (OK), Sonora, Mexico (SO), South America (SA), Texas (TX), Utah (UT)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Castle Peaks (3511532), Hart Peak (3511531), Pinto Valley (3511523)

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