Species Details

Microseris douglasii ssp. platycarpha

small-flowered microseris

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Classification

Scientific Name: Microseris douglasii (DC.) Sch.Bip. ssp. platycarpha (Gray) Chambers
Common Name: small-flowered microseris
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDAST6E062
USDA Plants Symbol:	MIDOP
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4T4
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:	SB_CRES
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-03-01

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Mar-May

Elevation:
15 - 1070 meters
50 - 3510 feet

General Habitats:

Cismontane woodland
Coastal scrub
Valley and foothill grassland
Vernal pools

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Clay

Notes

Notes: Severely declining due to urban development. Threatened by non-native plants. See Contributions from the Dudley Herbarium 4(7):296-298 (1955) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
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)
Baja California (BA), California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX), Orange (ORA), Riverside (RIV), San Diego (SDG)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Alberhill (3311764), Bachelor Mtn. (3311751), Dana Point (3311746), Del Mar (3211782), Dulzura (3211667), Encinitas (3311713), Imperial Beach (3211751), La Jolla (3211772), La Mesa (3211771), Lake Elsinore (3311763), Lake Mathews (3311774), Las Pulgas Canyon (3311734), Morro Hill (3311733), Murrieta (3311752), National City (3211761), Otay Mesa (3211658), Pechanga (3311741), Prado Dam (3311786), Ramona (3311617), Rancho Santa Fe (3311712), Romoland (3311762), Sage (3311658), San Clemente (3311745), San Clemente Island Central (3211874), San Clemente Island South (3211873), San Luis Rey (3311723), San Marcos (3311722), San Vicente Reservoir (3211688), Santa Catalina East (3311833), Santa Catalina North (3311844), Santa Catalina South (3311834), Santa Catalina West (3311845), Wildomar (3311753), Winchester (3311761), Yorba Linda (3311787)

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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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory