Taxon Report

Calyptridium parryi Gray var. hesseae Thomas

Santa Cruz Mountains pussypaws

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Calyptridium parryi Gray var. hesseae Thomas
Common Name:	Santa Cruz Mountains pussypaws
Family:	Montiaceae
Element Code:	PDPOR09052
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: May-Aug	May-Aug
Elevation:	305-1530 (1000-5020)
General Habitats:	Chaparral, Cismontane woodland
Microhabitat:	Gravelly (sometimes), Openings, Sandy (sometimes)
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Global Rank:	G3G4T2
State Rank:	S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_UCBG
CRPR Changes:	changed from 3 to 1B.1 on 2008-09-03

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	12
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	1
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	1
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	10

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Monterey (MNT), Santa Clara (SCL), Santa Cruz (SCR)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Alder Peak (3512183), Big Basin (3712222), Burnett Peak (3512172), Burro Mountain (3512173), Chews Ridge (3612135), Cone Peak (3612114), Davenport (3712212), Felton (3712211), Isabel Valley (3712135), Jolon (3512182), Junipero Serra Peak (3612124), Lick Observatory (3712136), Loma Prieta (3712117), Mt. Day (3712146), Santa Teresa Hills (3712127)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	4
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	3	25 %
Other	2	16%
Development	1	8%
Non-native plant impacts	1	8%
ORV activity	1	8%

Notes



Known from fewer than twenty occurrences. Threatened by alteration of fire regime, development, non-native plants, and mining.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Proposed Change from CRPR 3 to 1B.1 (2008)

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].