Taxon Report

Corispermum americanum (Nuttall) Nuttall var. americanum

American bugseed

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Corispermum americanum (Nuttall) Nuttall var. americanum
Common Name:	American bugseed
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Element Code:	PDCHE0A091
USDA Plants Symbol:	COAMA2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: Apr-May	Apr-May
Elevation:	880-1160 (2885-3805)
General Habitats:	Desert dunes
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Global Rank:	G5?T5?
State Rank:	S1
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12 added to 2.2 on 2009-05-11

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	3
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	2
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	1

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
East of Joshua Flats (3711727), Last Chance Range SW (3711716)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	1
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	2	67 %
Non-native plant impacts	2	66%

Notes



Possibly threatened by non-native plants.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

CRPR List Addition on 2009-05-11

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].