CNPS

CNPS Rare Plant Inventory

Species Details

Ericameria ophitidis

serpentine goldenbush

  Download Report   Calflora    eFlora    CCH    CalPhotos  
Photo of Ericameria ophitidis
© 2005 Dean Wm. Taylor 		Photo of Ericameria ophitidis
2013 Shasta-Trinity National Forest 		Photo of Ericameria ophitidis
© 2005 Dean Wm. Taylor

  Classification

Scientific Name:
Ericameria ophitidis (J.T. Howell) G. Nesom
Common Name:
serpentine goldenbush
Family: Asteraceae
Element Code: PDAST3L0S0
USDA Plants Symbol: EROP2
Synonyms/Other Names:

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 4.3
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G4
State Rank:
 S4
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 1974-01-01
Date Edited: 2021-12-09

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial shrub
Blooming Period: Jun-Aug
JFMAMJJASOND
Elevation:
980 - 1737 meters
3215 - 5700 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chaparral
  • Lower montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Serpentine (usually)

  Notes

Notes:
See Leaflets of Western Botany 6:85 (1950) for original description, and Phytologia 68(2):144-155 (1990) for revised nomenclature.
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)
Shasta (SHA), Tehama (TEH), Trinity (TRI)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Beegum (4012237), Black Rock Mtn. (4012321), Dubakella Mtn. (4012342), Forest Glen (4012333), Hayfork Summit (4012351), North Yolla Bolly (4012228), Platina (4012238), Pony Buck Peak (4012331), Smoky Creek (4012332), Wildwood (4012341)
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
Click on quad for name. Hold Shift Key to use mouse scroll wheel

  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 23 November 2024].