Taxon Details

Cleomella brevipes

short-pedicelled cleomella

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Taxon Summary:

Cleomella brevipes, commonly known as short-pedicelled cleomella, is a annual herb in the Cleomaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Marshes and swamps, Meadows and seeps, and Playas, growing at elevations from 395 to 2195 meters. Cleomella brevipes is ranked 4.2, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Moderately threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Cleomella brevipes Wats.
Common Name: short-pedicelled cleomella
Family:	Cleomaceae
Element Code:	PDCPP04020
USDA Plants Symbol:	CLBR2
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status:	JEF, 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:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-11-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: May-Oct

Elevation:
395 - 2195 meters
1295 - 7200 feet

General Habitats:

Meadows and seeps
Marshes and swamps
Playas

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Alkaline

Notes

Notes: Possibly threatened by vehicles and trampling. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17:365 (1882) for original description, and University of Wyoming Publications in Science 1(2):44 (1922) for taxonomic treatment.
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)

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

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Big Bear City (3411637), Big Pine (3711823), Bole Spring (3611633), Chidago Canyon (3711854), Death Valley Junction (3611634), Dolomite (3611758), Fish Slough (3711844), Keeler (3611747), Laws (3711843), Lone Pine (3611851), Lower Warm Springs (3611777), Manix (3411685), Owens Lake (3611748), Resting Spring (3511682), Shoshone (3511683), Tecopa (3511672), Union Wash (3611861), Vermillion Canyon (3611738), Whitmore Hot Springs (3711867)

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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