Taxon Report

Sarcobatus baileyi Coville

Bailey's greasewood

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Sarcobatus baileyi Coville
Common Name:	Bailey's greasewood
Family:	Sarcobataceae
Element Code:	PDCHE0L020
USDA Plants Symbol:	SABA14
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial deciduous shrub
Blooming Period: Apr-Jul	Apr-Jul
Elevation:	1500-1600 (4920-5250)
General Habitats:	Chenopod scrub
Microhabitat:	Alkaline, Roadsides, Washes
Microhabitat Details:	dry lakes

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S1
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12 added to 2.3 on 2001-08-09

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


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

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Mono (MNO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Chidago Canyon (3711854), Indian Garden Creek (3711758), Vermillion Canyon (3611738)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	4
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	2	67 %
Grazing	1	33%
Improper burning regime	1	33%
ORV activity	1	33%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	33%

Notes



Known in CA from less than five occurrences. A synonym of S. vermiculatus in The Jepson Manual (1993). See Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 7:77 (1892) for original description and Taxon 46(3):495-507 (1997) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

CRPR Addition on 2011-08-09

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].