CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Acmispon dendroideus var. traskiae

Common Name:	San Clemente Island lotus
Family:	Fabaceae
Synonyms:	Lotus dendroideus var. traskiae, Lotus scoparius ssp. traskiae
Element Code:	PDFAB2A1G2
Full Name:	Acmispon dendroideus (Greene) Brouillet var. traskiae (Eastw. ex Abrams) Brouillet
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	LODET

Biology
Lifeform: perennial shrub Blooming Period: February - August Habitat: • Coastal bluff scrub • Coastal scrub • Valley and foothill grassland

Rarity Status
Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .1: Seriously endangered in California Federal Listing Status: FE Endangered (08/11/77) State Listing Status: CE Endangered (04/82) State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G4T2 T2: Imperiled. G4: (species) Apparently secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 40
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 0 0 0 0 40

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
3	37

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
40	0	0

Notes

In review. Threatened by Navy activities. Feral herbivores removed from SCM Isl., and vegetation recovering. Occasionally hybridizes with L. argophyllus var. argenteus. USFWS uses the name L. dendroideus ssp. traskiae. See Brittonia 30:466-472 (1978) for revised nomenclature.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 1974-01-01
Last Update: 2013-01-10

Location

Elevation: 15 - 365 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
San Clemente Island (SCM)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
San Clemente Island Central (SCMC) 32118G4, San Clemente Island North (SCMN) 32118H5, San Clemente Island South (SCMS) 32118G3

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

1010

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Wildlife: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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