Taxon Report

Pickeringia montana Nutt. var. tomentosa (Abrams) I.M. Johnst.

woolly chaparral-pea

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Taxon Summary

Pickeringia montana var. tomentosa, commonly known as woolly chaparral-pea, is a evergreen shrub in the Fabaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Chaparral, growing at elevations from 0 to 1700 meters. Pickeringia montana var. tomentosa is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

Classification


Scientific Name:	Pickeringia montana Nutt. var. tomentosa (Abrams) I.M. Johnst.
Common Name:	woolly chaparral-pea
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB34012
USDA Plants Symbol:	PIMOT2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	evergreen shrub
Blooming Period: May-Aug	May-Aug
Elevation:	0-1700 (0-5580)
General Habitats:	Chaparral
Microhabitat:	Clay, Gabbroic, Granitic
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Global Rank:	G5T3T4
State Rank:	S3S4
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_CRES
CRPR Changes:	added to 4.3 on 2007-02-07

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

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Diego (SDG)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Alpine (3211677), Dulzura (3211667), Fallbrook (3311743), Jamul Mountains (3211668), Otay Mesa (3211658), Otay Mountain (3211657), Tule Springs (3211686), Viejas Mountain (3211676)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	0 %

Notes



Plants from San Bernardino County may be intermediate to ssp. montana. See Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 34: 263 (1907) for original description and Contrib. Gray Herb. 68: 84 (1923) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

CRPR List Addition on 2007-02-07

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 2 November 2025].