Taxon Details

Cochlearia groenlandica

Greenland cochlearia

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Taxon Summary:

Cochlearia groenlandica, commonly known as Greenland cochlearia, is a annual herb in the Brassicaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Coastal bluff scrub, growing at elevations from 0 to 50 meters. Cochlearia groenlandica is ranked 2B.3, Plants Rare, Threatened, or Endangered in California, But More Common Elsewhere; Not very threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Cochlearia groenlandica L.
Common Name: Greenland cochlearia
Family:	Brassicaceae
Element Code:	PDBRA0S020
USDA Plants Symbol:	COGR6
Synonyms/Other Names: Cochlearia officinalis var. arctica
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1984-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: May-Jul

Elevation:
0 - 50 meters
0 - 165 feet

General Habitats:

Coastal bluff scrub (basaltic sea stacks)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Move to 2A? Known in CA only from a sea stack off Crescent City; need field surveys. Endangered in OR. See Madroño 28(3):86 (1981) for CA record.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					1
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	1

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	1
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	1
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Oregon (OR), Washington (WA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Crescent City (4112472)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Presumed Extant

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