Pholisma sonorae (Gray) Yatskievychsand food |
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Scientific Name: |
Pholisma sonorae (Gray) Yatskievych |
Common Name: |
sand food |
Family: | Lennoaceae |
Element Code: | PDLNN02020 |
USDA Plants Symbol: | PHSO |
Synonyms/Other Names: |
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Lifeform: | perennial herb (parasitic) |
Blooming Period: (Mar)Apr-Jun | (Mar)Apr-Jun |
Elevation: | 0-200 (0-655) |
General Habitats: | Desert dunes, Sonoran desert scrub |
Microhabitat: | |
Microhabitat Details: |
CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.2 |
Global Rank: | G2 |
State Rank: |
S2 |
State List: | None |
Fed List: | None |
Other Status: | |
CRPR Changes: |
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Total Occurrences: | 14 |
Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
Excellent (A) | 1 |
Good (B) | 1 |
Fair (C) | 0 |
Poor (D) | 0 |
None (X) | 0 |
Unknown (U) | 12 |
California Endemic: False | |
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
Imperial (IMP) | |
Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
Grays Well (3211468), Grays Well NE (3211467), Midway Well (3211561), Acolita (3311512), Amos (3311513), Cactus (3211478), Clyde (3211488), East of Acolita (3311511), Glamis (3211581), Glamis NW (3211582), Glamis SE (3211571), Holtville East (3211573), Holtville NE (3211583), Holtville West (3211574), Kane Spring (3311517), Ogilby (3211477), Tortuga (3311523) |
Threat List Total: | 6 | |
EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
5 | 36 % | |
Agriculture | 2 | 14% |
ORV activity | 2 | 14% |
Other | 1 | 7% |
Vandalism/dumping/litter | 1 | 7% |
Military operations | 1 | 7% |
Non-native plant impacts | 1 | 7% |
Parasitic on Eriogonum, Tiquilia, Ambrosia, and Pluchea spp. |
Threats: |
Threatened by vehicles, military activities, agriculture, habitat loss, and non-native plants. |
Taxonomy: |
See Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 5:327 (1854), Desert Plants 2(3):188-196 (1980) for species account, Systematic Botany 11(4):531-548 (1986) for revised treatment, and MadroƱo 50(2):110-114 (2003) for pollinator information. |