Taxon Report

Pyrrocoma lucida (Keck) Kartesz & Gandhi

sticky pyrrocoma

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Pyrrocoma lucida (Keck) Kartesz & Gandhi
Common Name:	sticky pyrrocoma
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDASTDT0E0
USDA Plants Symbol:	PYLU
Synonyms/Other Names:	Haplopappus lucidus (Keck) Keck

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jul-Oct	Jul-Oct
Elevation:	700-1950 (2295-6400)
General Habitats:	Great Basin scrub, Lower montane coniferous forest, Meadows and seeps
Microhabitat:	Alkaline, Clay
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_UCSC; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	76
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	2
Good (B)	23
Fair (C)	14
Poor (D)	8
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	29

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS), Plumas (PLU), Sierra (SIE), Yuba (YUB)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Antelope Valley (3912063), Blairsden (3912075), Calpine (3912064), Camptonville (3912141), Canyondam (4012121), Clio (3912065), Crescent Mills (4012018), Crocker Mtn. (3912084), Ferris Creek (4012013), Frenchman Lake (3912082), Greenville (4012028), Janesville (4012035), Johnsville (3912076), McKesick Peak (4012012), Moonlight Peak (4012027), Portola (3912074), Quincy (3912088), Reconnaissance Peak (3912073), Sattley (3912054), Sierraville (3912053), Taylorsville (4012017)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	14
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	51	67 %
Grazing	37	48%
Road/trail construction/maint.	18	23%
ORV activity	10	13%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	10	13%
Erosion/runoff	10	13%
Foot traffic/trampling	7	9%
Development	4	5%
Logging	2	2%
Vandalism/dumping/litter	2	2%
Other	1	1%
Pollution	1	1%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	1%
Mining	1	1%
Non-native plant impacts	1	1%

Notes



Threatened by grazing and vehicles. Potentially threatened by hydrological alterations. See Phytologia 71(1):58-65 (1991) for revised nomenclature.
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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 6 January 2025].