Taxon Report

Pyrrocoma racemosa (Nutt.) T. & G. var. pinetorum (Keck) J. Kartesz & K. Gandhi

pine pyrrocoma

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Taxon Summary

Pyrrocoma racemosa var. pinetorum, commonly known as pine pyrrocoma, is a perennial herb in the Asteraceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Lower montane coniferous forest, Meadows and seeps, and Upper montane coniferous forest, growing at elevations from 600 to 1700 meters. Pyrrocoma racemosa var. pinetorum is ranked 4.2, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Moderately threatened in California.

Classification


Scientific Name:	Pyrrocoma racemosa (Nutt.) T. & G. var. pinetorum (Keck) J. Kartesz & K. Gandhi
Common Name:	pine pyrrocoma
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDASTDT0F2
USDA Plants Symbol:	PYRAP
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jul-Sep	Jul-Sep
Elevation:	600-1700 (1970-5580)
General Habitats:	Lower montane coniferous forest, Meadows and seeps, Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:
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Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Global Rank:	G5T3
State Rank:	S3
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


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

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

Notes



Threatened by logging. See Madroño 5(5):166 (1940) for original description, and Phytologia 71(1):61 (1991) for revised nomenclature.
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Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 22 November 2025].