Species Details

Ericameria albida

white-flowered rabbitbrush

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Species Description:

Ericameria albida, commonly known as white-flowered rabbitbrush, is a perennial evergreen shrub in the Asteraceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Chenopod scrub, Meadows and seeps, and Playas, growing at elevations from 300 to 1950 meters. Ericameria albida is ranked 4.2, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Moderately threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Ericameria albida (M.E. Jones ex A. Gray) L.C. Anderson
Common Name: white-flowered rabbitbrush
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDAST2C010
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Chrysothamnus albidus (M.E. Jones ex A. Gray) Greene
Name Status:	JEP, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-12-09

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial evergreen shrub

Blooming Period: Jun-Nov

Elevation:
300 - 1950 meters
985 - 6400 feet

General Habitats:

Chenopod scrub
Meadows and seeps
Playas

Microhabitat Details: sometimes saline

Microhabitat:

Alkaline (sometimes)

Notes

Notes: Threatened by hydrological changes, and possibly by vehicles and non-native plants. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17:209 (1882) for original description and Great Basin Naturalist 55(1): 86 (1995) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

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

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

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV), Utah (UT)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Mono (MNO), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Big Pine (3711823), Bole Spring (3611633), Chidago Canyon (3711854), Death Valley Junction (3611634), Fish Slough (3711844), Lone Butte (3511765), Lower Warm Springs (3611777), Scottys Castle (3711713), Shoshone (3511683), Ubehebe Crater (3711714)

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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