Species Details

Plagiobothrys parishii

Parish's popcornflower

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Classification

Scientific Name: Plagiobothrys parishii Jtn.
Common Name: Parish's popcornflower
Family:	Boraginaceae
Element Code:	PDBOR0V0U0
USDA Plants Symbol:	PLPA
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G1
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Mar-Jun(Nov)

Elevation:
750 - 1400 meters
2460 - 4595 feet

General Habitats:

Great Basin scrub
Joshua tree "woodland"

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Alkaline
Mesic

Notes

Notes: Threatened by groundwater pumping. See Contributions from the Gray Herbarium 68:78 (1923) for original description, and Contributions from the Arnold Arboretum 3:54-55 (1932) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	4
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	3	19 %
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	3	18%
Grazing	1	6%
Non-native plant impacts	1	6%
ORV activity	1	6%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					16
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	1	0	0	2	13

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	11
Recent <=20 Years	5

Presence:
Presumed Extant	14
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	2

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Los Angeles (LAX)*, Mono (MNO), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Benton Hot Springs (3711875), Big Pine (3711823), Bishop (3711834), Chalfant Valley (3711853)*, Chidago Canyon (3711854), Fish Slough (3711844), Independence (3611872), Laws (3711843), Lone Pine (3611851)*, Lovejoy Buttes (3411757)*, Lucerne Valley (3411648), Manix (3411685)*, Olancha (3611831), Poleta Canyon (3711833), River Spring (3711885), Union Wash (3611861)

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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Map

Presumed Extant

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