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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory

Species Details

Malacothrix saxatilis var. saxatilis

cliff malacothrix

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) T. & G. var. saxatilis
Common Name:
cliff malacothrix
Family: Asteraceae
Element Code: PDAST660C5
USDA Plants Symbol: MASAS
Synonyms/Other Names:

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 4.2
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G5T4
State Rank:
 S4
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 2001-01-01
Date Edited: 2021-05-26

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb
Blooming Period: Mar-Sep
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Elevation:
3 - 200 meters
10 - 655 feet
General Habitats:
  • Coastal bluff scrub
  • Coastal scrub
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:

  Notes

Notes:
See American Midland Naturalist 58(2):510 (1957) for taxonomic treatment. Threatened by development and exotic species.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

  Threat List Data from the CNDDB

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

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 0
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 0
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 0
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

  Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Orange (ORA), Santa Barbara (SBA)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Dana Point (3311746), Dos Pueblos Canyon (3411948), Laguna Beach (3311757), Lompoc Hills (3412054), Point Conception (3412044), San Juan Capistrano (3311756), Santa Barbara (3411946)
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

  Map

Presumed Extant
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  Selected References

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 19 April 2024].