Taxon Report

Deinandra paniculata (A. Gray) Davidson & Moxley

paniculate tarplant

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Taxon Summary

Deinandra paniculata, commonly known as paniculate tarplant, is a annual herb in the Asteraceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Coastal scrub, Valley and foothill grassland, and Vernal pools, growing at elevations from 25 to 940 meters. Deinandra paniculata is ranked 4.2, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Moderately threatened in California.


  Classification

Scientific Name:
Deinandra paniculata (A. Gray) Davidson & Moxley
Common Name:
paniculate tarplant
Family: Asteraceae
Element Code: PDAST4R0Y0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: (Mar)Apr-Nov (Mar)Apr-Nov
Elevation: 25-940 (80-3085)
General Habitats: Coastal scrub, Valley and foothill grassland, Vernal pools
Microhabitat: Sandy (sometimes), Vernally Mesic (usually)
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 4.2
Global Rank: G4
State Rank:
S4
State List: None
Fed List: None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
  • removed from 4.2 on 2012-10-29
  • changed from 4.2 to 4.2 on 2007-08-21

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)
Kern (KRN), Los Angeles (LAX), Orange (ORA), Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD), San Diego (SDG), San Luis Obispo (SLO), San Mateo (SMT), Santa Barbara (SBA), Ventura (VEN)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Aguanga (3311647), Alberhill (3311764), Anza (3311656), Arroyo Grande NE (3512025), Atascadero (3512046), Bachelor Mtn. (3311751), Beauty Mountain (3311646), Black Star Canyon (3311776), Blackburn Canyon (3311667), Bonsall (3311732), Burro Mountain (3512173), Cabazon (3311687), Cahuilla Mtn. (3311657), Camatta Canyon (3512053), Camatta Ranch (3512043), Canada Gobernadora (3311755), Casmalia (3412075), Coal Oil Canyon (3511911), Corona North (3311785), Corona South (3311775), Dana Point (3311746), El Toro (3311766), Fontana (3411714), Foxen Canyon (3412072), Guadalupe (3412085), Guasti (3411715), Huasna Peak (3512013), Jamul Mountains (3211668)?, Laguna Beach (3311757), Lake Cachuma (3411958), Lake Elsinore (3311763), Lake Mathews (3311774), Lakeview (3311771), Las Pulgas Canyon (3311734)?, Lompoc (3412064), Los Alamos (3412063), Margarita Peak (3311744), Mettler (3511818), Morro Bay North (3512047), Morro Bay South (3512037), Morro Hill (3311733), Murrieta (3311752), National City (3211761), Newhall (3411845), Nipomo (3512014), Oceano (3512015), Orange (3311777), Orcutt (3412074), Palomar Observatory (3311637), Pechanga (3311741), Perris (3311772), Piedras Blancas (3512163), Piru (3411847), Pismo Beach (3512026), Pozo Summit (3512033), Prado Dam (3311786), Redlands (3411712), Riverside East (3311783), Riverside West (3311784), Romoland (3311762), San Clemente (3311745), San Juan Capistrano (3311756), San Luis Obispo (3512036), San Luis Rey (3311723), San Onofre Bluff (3311735), Santa Barbara (3411946), Santa Margarita Lake (3512034), Santa Maria (3412084), Santa Ynez (3412051), Santa Ysabel (3311616), Santiago Peak (3311765), Sisquoc (3412073), Sitton Peak (3311754), Steele Peak (3311773), Sunnymead (3311782), Surf (3412065), Tar Spring Ridge (3512024), Tecate (3211656), Temecula (3311742)?, Vail Lake (3311648), Venice (3311884), Warm Springs Mountain (3411855), Wildomar (3311753), Winchester (3311761), Woodside (3712243), Zaca Creek (3412062)

Notes

Some historical occurrences extirpated by urbanization. Threatened by development. Potentially threatened by road widening. Includes plants previously treated as D. increscens ssp. foliosa from SBA and SLO cos. Confused with D. conjugens and D. fasciculata. See Hemizonia paniculata in TJM (1993). See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19:17 (1883) for original description.
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Selected References

CRPR List Change on 2007-08-21
CRPR List Deletion on 2012-10-29
Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 27 January 2025].