Taxon Report

Herissantia crispa (L.) Brizicky

curly herissantia

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Herissantia crispa (L.) Brizicky
Common Name:	curly herissantia
Family:	Malvaceae
Element Code:	PDMAL0F010
USDA Plants Symbol:	HECR3
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual/perennial herb
Blooming Period: (Apr)Aug-Sep	(Apr)Aug-Sep
Elevation:	700-725 (2295-2380)
General Habitats:	Sonoran desert scrub
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S1
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


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

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Imperial (IMP), San Diego (SDG)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Earthquake Valley (3311614), In-ko-pah Gorge (3211661)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	%

Notes



Known in CA from only two occurrences at Mountain Springs Grade and Vallecito Wash.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

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 10 January 2025].