Taxon Report
Chorizanthe spinosa Wats.Mojave spineflower |
 © 2011 Benjamin Smith |
Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Chorizanthe spinosa Wats. |
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Common Name: |
Mojave spineflower |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Element Code: | PDPGN040R0 |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | CHSP |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | annual herb |
| Blooming Period: Mar-Jul | Mar-Jul |
| Elevation: | 6-1300 (20-4265) |
| General Habitats: | Chenopod scrub, Joshua tree "woodland", Mojavean desert scrub, Playas |
| Microhabitat: | Alkaline (sometimes) |
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Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 4.2 |
| Global Rank: | G4 |
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State Rank: |
S4 |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | None |
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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 |
| California Endemic: True | |
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
| Kern (KRN), Los Angeles (LAX), San Bernardino (SBD), San Luis Obispo (SLO), Sonoma (SON) | |
| Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
| Adelanto (3411754), Astley Rancho (3411774), Barstow (3411781), Barstow SE (3411771), Bissell (3411881), Boron (3511716), Boron Ne (3511725), California City North (3511728), Cantil (3511738), Cinco (3511831), Dove Spring (3511841), Edwards (3411788), Elkhorn Hills (3511915), Galileo Hill (3511727), Garlock (3511747), Hesperia (3411743), Hinkley (3411782), Jackrabbit Hill (3411776), Klinker Mtn. (3511745), Kramer Hills (3411784), Kramer Junction (3411785), La Liebre Ranch (3411876), Lancaster East (3411861), Lancaster West (3411862), Leuhman Ridge (3411786), Little Buttes (3411873), Lockhart (3511713), Lucerne Valley (3411648), Mojave (3511812), Nebo (3411688), North Edwards (3511717), Palmdale (3411851), Red Buttes (3411775), Red Mountain (3511735), Redman (3411778), Rogers Lake North (3411787), Rogers Lake South (3411777), Rosamond (3411872), Rosamond Lake (3411871), Saddleback Mtn. (3511715), Saltdale NW (3511748), Saltdale SE (3511737), Sanborn (3511811), Soledad Mtn. (3411882), The Buttes (3511714), Twelve Gauge Lake (3411783), Water Valley (3511712), Wild Crossing (3411773), Willow Springs (3411883) | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 0 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 0 | 0 % | |
Notes
| Threatened by vehicles, road maintenance, development, and illegal dumping. Potentially threatened in Kramer Junction by solar development. See Flora of California 2:481 (1880) by S. Watson for original description, and Phytologia 66(2):109-110 (1989) for taxonomic treatment. |
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Citation
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 27 December 2024].