Taxon Report

Eschscholzia minutiflora Wats. ssp. twisselmannii C. Clark & Faull

Red Rock poppy

Print Report

Classification


Scientific Name:	Eschscholzia minutiflora Wats. ssp. twisselmannii C. Clark & Faull
Common Name:	Red Rock poppy
Family:	Papaveraceae
Element Code:	PDPAP0A093
USDA Plants Symbol:	ESMIT
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: Mar-May	Mar-May
Elevation:	680-1230 (2230-4035)
General Habitats:	Mojavean desert scrub
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Global Rank:	G5T2
State Rank:	S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_USDA
CRPR Changes:	removed from 1B.2 on 2013-02-01

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	27
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	4
Good (B)	12
Fair (C)	6
Poor (D)	1
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	4

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Kern (KRN), San Bernardino (SBD)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Cantil (3511738), Edwards (3411788), El Paso Peaks (3511746), Garlock (3511747), Johannesburg (3511736), Klinker Mtn. (3511745), Saltdale NW (3511748)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	10
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	20	74 %
ORV activity	19	70%
Mining	12	44%
Non-native plant impacts	4	14%
Other	4	14%
Grazing	3	11%
Vandalism/dumping/litter	2	7%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	2	7%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	3%
Erosion/runoff	1	3%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	3%

Notes



Known only from the Rand and El Paso mountains. Threatened by vehicles. A synonym of E. minutiflora in TJM (1993) and TJM 2. See Madroño 38(2):73-79 (1991) for original description.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

CRPR List Deletion on 2013-02-01

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 December 2024].