Species Details

Suaeda esteroa

estuary seablite

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Classification

Scientific Name: Suaeda esteroa Ferren & Whitmore
Common Name: estuary seablite
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Element Code:	PDCHE0P0D0
USDA Plants Symbol:	SUES
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1984-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: (Jan-May)Jul-Oct

Elevation:
0 - 5 meters
0 - 15 feet

General Habitats:

Marshes and swamps (coastal salt)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Potentially threatened by development and recreation. See Madroño 30(3):181-190 (1983) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	4
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	8	21 %
Road/trail construction/maint.	4	10%
Development	3	7%
Non-native plant impacts	1	2%
Other	1	2%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					39
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	2	0	0	0	37

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	18
Recent <=20 Years	21

Presence:
Presumed Extant	39
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), San Diego (SDG), Santa Barbara (SBA)*, Ventura (VEN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Del Mar (3211782), Encinitas (3311713), Goleta (3411947)*, Imperial Beach (3211751), Jamul Mountains (3211668), La Jolla (3211772), Laguna Beach (3311757), Long Beach (3311872), Los Alamitos (3311871), National City (3211761), Newport Beach (3311768), Point Loma (3211762), Point Mugu (3411911), San Clemente (3311745), San Luis Rey (3311723), San Pedro (3311863), Seal Beach (3311861), Torrance (3311873), Tustin (3311767)

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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