Dieteria asteroides var. lagunensis

Scientific Name: Dieteria asteroides Torrey var. lagunensis (D.D. Keck) D.R. Morgan & R.L. Hartman
Common Name: Mt. Laguna aster
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDAST64131
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Machaeranthera lagunensis Keck Machaeranthera asteroides (Torr.) Greene var. lagunensis (Keck) Turner

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.1
Fed List:	None
State List:	CR (1979-09-01)
Global Rank:	G5T2T3
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:	BLM_S; USFS_S
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.1 to 2B.1 on 2013-06-12
Add Date:	1988-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: (May)Jul-Aug
Elevation: 790 - 2400 meters 2590 - 7875 feet
General Habitat: Cismontane woodland Lower montane coniferous forest
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat:

Notes: Known in CA from fewer than 5 occurrences. Threatened by development, grazing and recreational activities. Potentially threatened by road maintenance. See Brittonia 9:238 (1957) for original description and SIDA 20(4): 1393 (2003) for revised nomenclature.
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Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	4
Recent <=20 Years	3

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Baja California (BA), California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Diego (SDG)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Campo (3211654), Earthquake Valley (3311614), Jacumba (3211662), Mount Laguna (3211674)

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.

Regional Map

Presumed Extant

Counties Quads

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