Taxon Details
Acmispon dendroideus var. traskiae
San Clemente Island lotus
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Taxon Summary:
Acmispon dendroideus var. traskiae, commonly known as San Clemente Island lotus, is a perennial shrub in the Fabaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Coastal bluff scrub, Coastal scrub, and Valley and foothill grassland, growing at elevations from 15 to 365 meters. Acmispon dendroideus var. traskiae is ranked 1B.3, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Not very threatened in California.
Scientific Name: Acmispon dendroideus (Greene) Brouillet var. traskiae (Eastw. ex Abrams) Brouillet |
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Common Name: San Clemente Island lotus |
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Family: | Fabaceae | |
Element Code: | PDFAB2A1G2 | |
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Name Status: |
JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos |
CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.3 |
Fed List: | FD (2023-02-24) |
State List: | CE (1982-04-01) |
Global Rank: | G4T3 |
State Rank: |
S3 |
Other Status: | SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_SBBG |
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Add Date: | 1974-01-01 |
Date Edited: | 2023-05-02 |
Lifeform: perennial shrub | ||||||||||||||
Blooming Period: Feb-Aug
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Elevation:
15 - 365 meters 50 - 1200 feet |
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Notes: Federally listed as Endangered on 1977-09-12, then listed as Threatened on 2013-08-26; Delisted due to Recovery on 2023-02-24. Feral herbivores removed from SCM Isl., and vegetation recovering. Occasionally hybridizes with A. argophyllus var. argenteus. See Brittonia 30:466-472 (1978) for revised nomenclature. |
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Taxonomy: |
Threat List Total: | 2 | |
Total EOs | % of EOs | |
EOs with Threat Listed: | 1 | 3 % |
THREAT LIST: | ||
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Development | 1 | 2% |
Road/trail construction/maint. | 1 | 2% |
Total Occurrences: | 40 | ||||
Element Occurrence Ranks: | |||||
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A | B | C | D | X | U |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
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Historical >20 Years | 13 | ||||
Recent <=20 Years | 27 |
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Presumed Extant | 40 | ||||
Possibly Extirpated | 0 | ||||
Presumed Extirpated | 0 |
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States: Name (Code) California (CA) |
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California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) Los Angeles (LAX) |
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Quads: Name (Quad Code) San Clemente Island Central (3211874), San Clemente Island North (3211885), San Clemente Island South (3211873) |
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