Taxon Details

Jepsonia malvifolia

island jepsonia

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Taxon Summary:

Jepsonia malvifolia, commonly known as island jepsonia, is a perennial herb in the Saxifragaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Chaparral, and Coastal scrub, growing at elevations from 15 to 1000 meters. Jepsonia malvifolia is ranked 4.2, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Moderately threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Jepsonia malvifolia (Greene) Small
Common Name: island jepsonia
Family:	Saxifragaceae
Element Code:	PDSAX0J020
USDA Plants Symbol:	JEMA
Synonyms/Other Names: Jepsonia malvaefolia (Greene) Small
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:	S4
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-01-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Aug-Jan

Elevation:
15 - 1000 meters
50 - 3280 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral
Coastal scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Threatened by erosion, grazing, and feral herbivores. See Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 9:121 (1882) for original description and 23:19 (1896) for revised nomenclature, and Brittonia 21:286-298 (1969) 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), Isla Guadalupe, Baja (GU)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX), Santa Barbara (SBA), Ventura (VEN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
San Clemente Island Central (3211874), San Clemente Island North (3211885), San Clemente Island South (3211873), San Nicolas Island (3311924), Santa Catalina East (3311833), Santa Catalina North (3311844), Santa Catalina South (3311834), Santa Catalina West (3311845), Santa Cruz Island A (3311987), Santa Cruz Island B (3311986), Santa Cruz Island C (3311985), Santa Cruz Island D (3311984), Santa Rosa Island East (3311988), Santa Rosa Island North (3312081), Santa Rosa Island South (3312071), Santa Rosa Island West (3312082)

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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