Species Details

Scrophularia atrata

black-flowered figwort

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Scientific Name:
Scrophularia atrata Penn.
Common Name:
black-flowered figwort
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Element Code: PDSCR1S010
USDA Plants Symbol: SCAT3
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Mar-Jul
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Elevation:
10 - 500 meters
35 - 1640 feet
General Habitats:
  • Closed-cone coniferous forest
  • Chaparral
  • Coastal dunes
  • Coastal scrub
  • Riparian scrub
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
Notes:
Threats:
Threatened by energy development and mining.
Taxonomy:
Plants from south of Pt. Conception (143A, 143B, 144A, 144B) are probably hybrids with S. californica ssp. floribunda.
Threat List Total: 11
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 24 39 %
THREAT LIST:
Development 15 24%
Road/trail construction/maint. 11 17%
Erosion/runoff 2 3%
Foot traffic/trampling 1 1%
Grazing 1 1%
Total Occurrences: 62
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
4 5 9 0 1 43
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 49
Recent <=20 Years 13
Presence:
Presumed Extant 61
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 1
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Luis Obispo (SLO), Santa Barbara (SBA)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Arroyo Grande NE (3512025), Casmalia (3412075), Dos Pueblos Canyon (3411948), Gaviota (3412042), Goleta (3411947), Guadalupe (3412085), Lompoc (3412064), Lompoc Hills (3412054), Los Alamos (3412063), Oceano (3512015), Orcutt (3412074), Pismo Beach (3512026), Point Arguello (3412056), Point Sal (3412086), Santa Barbara (3411946), Santa Rosa Hills (3412053), Solvang (3412052), Surf (3412065), Tajiguas (3412041)
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.
Presumed Extant
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