Taxon Report

Eremogone cliftonii Rabeler & R.L. Hartman

Clifton's eremogone

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Eremogone cliftonii Rabeler & R.L. Hartman
Common Name:	Clifton's eremogone
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Element Code:	PDCAR17010
USDA Plants Symbol:	ERCL5
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Apr-Sep	Apr-Sep
Elevation:	455-2080 (1495-6825)
General Habitats:	Chaparral, Lower montane coniferous forest, Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:	Granitic (usually), Openings
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_UCSC; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:	added to 1B.3 on 2008-08-04

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	72
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	5
Good (B)	33
Fair (C)	12
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	22

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Butte (BUT), Plumas (PLU)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Belden (4012113), Brush Creek (3912163), Bucks Lake (3912182), Cascade (3912162), Dogwood Peak (3912171), Haskins Valley (3912172), Jonesville (4012114), Kimshew Point (3912184), Onion Valley (3912078), Pulga (3912174), Soapstone Hill (3912173), Storrie (3912183)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	10
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	52	72 %
Road/trail construction/maint.	29	40%
Logging	24	33%
ORV activity	20	27%
Erosion/runoff	10	13%
Other	9	12%
Improper burning regime	6	8%
Foot traffic/trampling	2	2%
Mining	2	2%
Non-native plant impacts	1	1%
Wood cutting or brush clearing	1	1%

Notes



Threatened by alteration of fire regime, logging, road construction, road maintenance, and vehicles. See Madrono 54(4): 329-333 (2007) for original description.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

CRPR List Addition on 2008-08-04

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 29 December 2024].