CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Stebbinsoseris decipiens

Common Name:	Santa Cruz microseris
Family:	Asteraceae
Synonyms:	Microseris decipiens
Element Code:	PDAST6E050
Full Name:	Stebbinsoseris decipiens (Chambers) Chambers
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	MIDE

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: April - May Habitat: open areas, sometimes serpentinite. • Broadleafed upland forest • Closed-cone coniferous forest • Chaparral • Coastal prairie • Coastal scrub • Valley and foothill grassland

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2.2 S2: Imperiled. .2: Threatened. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 16
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 1 0 0 1 14

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
13	3

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
15	1	0

Notes

Known from fewer than twenty occurrences. Threatened by grazing. USFWS uses the name Microseris decipiens. See Contributions from the Dudley Herbarium 4:290-291 (1955) for original description, and American Journal of Botany 78(8):1015-1027 (1991) 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: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 10 - 500 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Monterey (MNT), Marin (MRN), Santa Cruz (SCR), San Francisco (SFO), San Luis Obispo (SLO), San Mateo (SMT)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
San Miguel (293C) 35120G6, Spreckels (365C) 36121E6, Seaside (366D) 36121E7, Big Basin (408B) 37122B2, Davenport (408C) 37122A2, Franklin Point (409A) 37122B3, Ano Nuevo (409D) 37122A3, San Francisco North (466C) 37122G4, San Rafael (467A)* 37122H5, Bolinas (467B) 37122H6

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

1087

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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