CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Lycium brevipes var. hassei

Common Name:	Santa Catalina Island desert-thorn
Family:	Solanaceae
Synonyms:	Lycium hassei
Element Code:	PDSOL0G0N0
Full Name:	Lycium brevipes Benth var. hassei (Greene) Hitchc.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	LYHA5

Biology
Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub Blooming Period: June Habitat: • Coastal bluff scrub • Coastal scrub

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .1: Seriously endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S1 S1: Critically Imperiled. Global Rank: G1Q G1: Critically Imperiled. (There are taxonomic questions associated with this name)

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 4
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 0 1 0 2 1

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
2	2

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
2	0	2

Notes

Rediscovered on the Palos Verdes Peninsula (LAX Co.) by A. Sanders in 1976. Only a few plants are known; the occurrence was diminished by grading in the 1930's. Only two wild specimens were known from the Channel Islands; one died in 1908, the other in 1936. See Pittonia 1:222 (1888) for original description, and Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 19:256-257 (1932) for taxonomic treatment.
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Date Added: 1974-01-01
Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 10 - 300 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Los Angeles (LAX), Orange (ORA), San Clemente Island (SCM) *, Santa Catalina Island (SCT) *

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
San Clemente (052A) 33117D5, San Pedro (073A) 33118F3, San Clemente Island Central (SCMC) 32118G4, San Clemente Island North (SCMN)* 32118H5, Santa Catalina East (SCTE)* 33118C3

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

1045

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

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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