Taxon Report
Berberis harrisoniana Kearney & PeeblesKofa Mountain barberry |
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Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Berberis harrisoniana Kearney & Peebles |
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Common Name: |
Kofa Mountain barberry |
| Family: | Berberidaceae |
| Element Code: | PDBER02030 |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | BEHA2 |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | perennial evergreen shrub |
| Blooming Period: Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar |
| Elevation: | 780-840 (2560-2755) |
| General Habitats: | Chaparral, Mojavean desert scrub |
| Microhabitat: | Slopes, Talus, Volcanic (sometimes) |
| Microhabitat Details: | usually north-facing talus slopes, sometimes volcanic (breccia) |
Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.2 |
| Global Rank: | G2 |
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State Rank: |
S1 |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | None |
| Other Status: | BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_USDA |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 1 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 0 |
| Good (B) | 1 |
| Fair (C) | 0 |
| Poor (D) | 0 |
| None (X) | 0 |
| Unknown (U) | 0 |
| California Endemic: False | |
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
| San Bernardino (SBD) | |
| Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
| Whipple Wash (3411433) | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 3 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 1 | 100 % | |
| Erosion/runoff | 1 | 100% |
| Foot traffic/trampling | 1 | 100% |
| Road/trail construction/maint. | 1 | 100% |
Notes
| Potentially threatened by rock fall, erosion, trail maintenance, and foot traffic. Distinguishing characters include trifoliolate leaves and blue-black berries. See Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 29:477 (1939) for original description, Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 26:2-4 (1992) for taxonomic treatment, and Madroño 51(4):395 (2004) for information on the first CA record. |
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Selected References
| Proposed Addition to CRPR 1B, G1G2 / S1.3 (2005) |
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].