Taxon Report

Chamaebatia australis (Bdg.) Abrams

southern mountain misery

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Taxon Summary

Chamaebatia australis, commonly known as southern mountain misery, is a perennial evergreen shrub in the Rosaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Chaparral (gabbroic, and metavolcanic), growing at elevations from 300 to 1020 meters. Chamaebatia australis is ranked 4.2, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Moderately threatened in California.

Classification


Scientific Name:	Chamaebatia australis (Bdg.) Abrams
Common Name:	southern mountain misery
Family:	Rosaceae
Element Code:	PDROS0A010
USDA Plants Symbol:	CHAU2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial evergreen shrub
Blooming Period: Nov-May	Nov-May
Elevation:	300-1020 (985-3345)
General Habitats:	Chaparral
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S4
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_CRES
CRPR Changes:

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), Barrett Lake (3211666), Bonsall (3311732), Boucher Hill (3311638), Cameron Corners (3211664), Campo (3211654), Dulzura (3211667), Fallbrook (3311743), Imperial Beach (3211751), Jamul Mountains (3211668), Las Pulgas Canyon (3311734), Margarita Peak (3311744), National City (3211761), Otay Mesa (3211658), Otay Mountain (3211657), Potrero (3211655), Poway (3211781), Ramona (3311617), Rancho Santa Fe (3311712), San Marcos (3311722), San Vicente Reservoir (3211688), Tecate (3211656)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

Notes



See Madroño 27(4):111 (1980) for range extension information.
Threats:
Threatened by agriculture. Possibly threatened by alteration of fire regimes and development.
Taxonomy:

Selected References

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 February 2025].