Species Details

Plagiobothrys salsus

desert popcornflower

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Classification

Scientific Name: Plagiobothrys salsus (Bdg.) Jtn.
Common Name: desert popcornflower
Family:	Boraginaceae
Element Code:	PDBOR0V0X0
USDA Plants Symbol:	PLSA3
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2G3
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: May-Aug

Elevation:
700 - 700 meters
2295 - 2295 feet

General Habitats:

Playas (alkaline)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes:
Threats: Endangered in OR, but more widespread in NV.
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	1
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	20 %
Grazing	1	20%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					5
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	5

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	4
Recent <=20 Years	1

Presence:
Presumed Extant	5
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV), Oregon (OR)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Modoc (MOD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bole Spring (3611633), Cedarville (4112052), Deep Springs Lake (3711831), Lake City (4112062), Leonards Hot Springs (4112051)

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

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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

Original Description:	Botanical Gazette 27:452 (1899)
Species Account:	Plagiobothrys salsus profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018)
Other:	USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile