Taxon Report
Castilleja lasiorhyncha (Gray) Chuang & HeckardSan Bernardino Mountains owl's-clover |
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Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Castilleja lasiorhyncha (Gray) Chuang & Heckard |
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Common Name: |
San Bernardino Mountains owl's-clover |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Element Code: | PDSCR0D410 |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | CALA69 |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | annual herb (hemiparasitic) |
| Blooming Period: May-Aug | May-Aug |
| Elevation: | 1300-2390 (4265-7840) |
| General Habitats: | Chaparral, Meadows and seeps, Pebble (Pavement) plain, Riparian woodland, Upper montane coniferous forest |
| Microhabitat: | Mesic |
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Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.2 |
| Global Rank: | G2? |
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State Rank: |
S2? |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | None |
| Other Status: | SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 46 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 2 |
| Good (B) | 9 |
| Fair (C) | 7 |
| Poor (D) | 4 |
| None (X) | 1 |
| Unknown (U) | 23 |
| California Endemic: True | |
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
| Riverside (RIV)*, San Bernardino (SBD) | |
| Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
| Big Bear City (3411637), Big Bear Lake (3411628), Butler Peak (3411731), Fawnskin (3411638), Forest Falls (3411618), Harrison Mtn. (3411722), Idyllwild (3311666)*, Keller Peak (3411721), Lake Arrowhead (3411732), Moonridge (3411627), San Bernardino North (3411723), San Jacinto Peak (3311676)*, Silverwood Lake (3411733) | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 12 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 27 | 59 % | |
| ORV activity | 12 | 26% |
| Development | 11 | 23% |
| Recreational use (non-ORV) | 10 | 21% |
| Foot traffic/trampling | 9 | 19% |
| Non-native plant impacts | 7 | 15% |
| Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime | 3 | 6% |
| Erosion/runoff | 2 | 4% |
| Grazing | 2 | 4% |
| Road/trail construction/maint. | 2 | 4% |
| Vandalism/dumping/litter | 1 | 2% |
| Logging | 1 | 2% |
| Mining | 1 | 2% |
Notes
| Threatened by development, mining, non-native plants, water diversions, grazing, fire suppression, vehicles, and recreational activities. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 12:82 (1876) for original description, and Systematic Botany 16(4):644-666 (1991) for revised nomenclature. |
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Citation
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 8 January 2025].