CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Malperia tenuis

Common Name:	brown turbans
Family:	Asteraceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDAST67010
Full Name:	Malperia tenuis Wats.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	MATE3

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: February - April Habitat: • Sonoran desert scrub (sandy, gravelly)

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 2.3 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more common elsewhere .3: Not very endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G4? G4: Apparently secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 27
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

2 1 6 1 0 17

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
6	21

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
27	0	0

Notes
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: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 15 - 335 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Baja California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Imperial (IMP), San Diego (SDG)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Mount Signal (005B) 32115F6, Yuha Basin (006A) 32115F7, Coyote Wells (006B) 32115F8, In-ko-pah Gorge (007A) 32116F1, Painted Gorge (017C) 32115G8, Plaster City (017D) 32115G7, Carrizo Mtn. NE (018A) 32116H1, Arroyo Tapiado (018B) 32116H2, Sweeney Pass (018C) 32116G2, Carrizo Mtn. (018D) 32116G1, Borrego Mountain SE (031D) 33116A1, Borrego Sink (032A) 33116B3

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

1080

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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