Taxon Report

Erigeron supplex Gray

supple daisy

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Erigeron supplex Gray
Common Name:
supple daisy
Family: Asteraceae
Element Code: PDAST3M3Z0
USDA Plants Symbol: ERSU4
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Jul May-Jul
Elevation: 10-50 (35-165)
General Habitats: Coastal bluff scrub, Coastal prairie
Microhabitat:
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 21
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 1
   Good (B) 6
   Fair (C) 4
   Poor (D) 1
   None (X) 1
   Unknown (U) 8
California Endemic:  True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Marin (MRN)*, Mendocino (MEN), Sonoma (SON)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Drakes Bay (3812218)*, Gualala (3812375), Mendocino (3912337), Plantation (3812353), Point Arena (3812386), Saunders Reef (3812376), Stewarts Point (3812364)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 8
EOs with Threat Listed: Total EOs % of EOs
12 57 %
Development 7 33%
Non-native plant impacts 3 14%
Road/trail construction/maint. 3 14%
Vandalism/dumping/litter 1 4%
Other 1 4%
Recreational use (non-ORV) 1 4%
Grazing 1 4%
Logging 1 4%

Notes

Need historical quad for HUM Co. Threatened by coastal development. Possibly threatened by trampling, non-native plants, and pipeline construction. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 24:83 (1889) for original description, and MadroƱo 33(4): 308-309 (1986) for distributional information.
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Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 6 January 2025].