Taxon Report

Pityopus californicus (Eastw.) H.F. Copel.

California pinefoot

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©2009 Barry Rice

  Classification

Scientific Name:
Pityopus californicus (Eastw.) H.F. Copel.
Common Name:
California pinefoot
Family: Ericaceae
Element Code: PDMON05010
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb (achlorophyllous)
Blooming Period: (Mar-Apr)May-Aug (Mar-Apr)May-Aug
Elevation: 15-2225 (50-7300)
General Habitats: Broadleafed upland forest, Lower montane coniferous forest, North Coast coniferous forest, Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat: Mesic
Microhabitat Details:

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
California Endemic:  False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT), Fresno (FRE), Humboldt (HUM), Madera (MAD), Mendocino (MEN), Siskiyou (SIS), Trinity (TRI), Tulare (TUL)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ah Pah Ridge (4112348), Arcata North (4012481), Bald Hills (4112328), Bark Shanty Gulch (4112345), Blake Mountain (4012355), Blocksburg (4012336), Blue Creek Mtn. (4112347), Blue Lake (4012388), Board Camp Mtn. (4012366), Broken Rib Mtn. (4112386), Bull Creek (4012431), Burbeck (3912344), Childs Hill (4112461), Comptche (3912335), Crannell (4112411), Denny (4012384), Devils Punchbowl (4112376), Dutchmans Knoll (3912356), Elk (3912326), Fern Canyon (4112441), Fields Landing (4012462), Fish Lake (4112336), French Camp Ridge (4112327), General Grant Grove (3611868), Hales Grove (3912377), Hennessy Peak (4012375), High Divide (4112481), Hiouchi (4112471), Holter Ridge (4112338), Hopkins Butte (4112325), Hupa Mountain (4112317), Iaqua Buttes (4012368), Johnsons (4112337), Kangaroo Mtn. (4112382), Klamath Glen (4112358), Korbel (4012378), Lincoln Ridge (3912366), Lonesome Ridge (4112346), Lord-ellis Summit (4012387), Mad River Buttes (4012367), Maple Creek (4012377), Mathison Peak (3912336), McWhinney Creek (4012461), Mendocino (3912337), Myers Flat (4012337), Northspur (3912345), Orick (4112431), Owl Creek (4012358), Panther Creek (4112318), Piercy (3912387), Redcrest (4012348), Requa (4112451), Rodgers Peak (4112421), Salyer (4012385), Scotia (4012441), Sherwood Peak (3912355), Ship Mountain (4112367), Sims Mountain (4012365), Smith River (4112482), Summit Valley (4112357), Taylor Peak (4012442), Tish Tang Point (4112315), Trinidad (4112412), Weitchpec (4112326), Weott (4012338), Westport (3912367), White Chief Mtn. (3711945), Willow Creek (4012386)

Notes

State-listed as Sensitive in WA. SeeBulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 29(2):75 (1902) for original description, and MadroƱo 3:155 (1935) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Threatened by logging. 
Taxonomy:
Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 28 December 2024].