Taxon Report

Prunus eremophila Prigge

Mojave Desert plum

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Prunus eremophila Prigge
Common Name:	Mojave Desert plum
Family:	Rosaceae
Element Code:	PDROS1C1Q0
USDA Plants Symbol:	PRER4
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial deciduous shrub
Blooming Period: Mar-Apr	Mar-Apr
Elevation:	975-1175 (3200-3855)
General Habitats:	Mojavean desert scrub
Microhabitat:	Granitic (sometimes), Washes (usually)
Microhabitat Details:	granitic or rhyolitic

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:	added to 1B on 2004-05-27

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	13
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	13

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Bernardino (SBD)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Hackberry Mountain (3511512), Signal Hill (3511511)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

Notes



Known only from the Lanfair and Fenner Valleys. Potentially threatened by fire management activities, grazing and vehicles. Not in The Jepson Manual. See Madroño 49(4):285 (2002) for original description.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

CRPR List Addition on 2004-05-27

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 26 December 2024].