Taxon Report
Chlorogalum purpureum Bdg. var. purpureumSanta Lucia purple amole |
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Taxon Summary
Chlorogalum purpureum var. purpureum is a synonym of Hooveria purpurea (Brandegee) D.W. Taylor & D. J. Keil var. purpurea .Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Chlorogalum purpureum Bdg. var. purpureum |
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Common Name: |
Santa Lucia purple amole |
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| Element Code: | PMLIL0G051 |
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Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | |
| Global Rank: | G2T2 |
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State Rank: |
S2 |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | FT |
| Other Status: | SB_SBBG |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 17 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 1 |
| Good (B) | 7 |
| Fair (C) | 0 |
| Poor (D) | 1 |
| None (X) | 0 |
| Unknown (U) | 8 |
| California Endemic: False | |
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Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 11 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 15 | 88 % | |
| Non-native plant impacts | 13 | 76% |
| Feral pigs | 9 | 52% |
| ORV activity | 8 | 47% |
| Other | 6 | 35% |
| Road/trail construction/maint. | 6 | 35% |
| Military operations | 6 | 35% |
| Development | 3 | 17% |
| Erosion/runoff | 3 | 17% |
| Foot traffic/trampling | 3 | 17% |
| Grazing | 2 | 11% |
| Improper burning regime | 2 | 11% |
Citation
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 28 October 2025].