CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Tripterocalyx crux-maltae

Common Name:	Kellogg's sand-verbena
Family:	Nyctaginaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDNYC0G020
Full Name:	Tripterocalyx crux-maltae (Kell.) Standl.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	TRCR5

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: May - July Habitat: • Great Basin scrub (partially or fully stabilized sand dunes)

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 2.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more common elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S1 S1: Critically Imperiled. Global Rank: G4 G4: Apparently secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
0	1

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
1	0	0

Notes

Known in CA from only one occurrence in Honey Lake Valley. See Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2:71 (1863) for original description, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 12:328 (1909) for revised nomenclature, and Brittonia 27(4):328-347 (1975) for taxonomic treatment.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 2001-01-01
Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 1200 - 1500 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Nevada

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Lassen (LAS)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Calneva Lake (602A) 40120B1, Spencer Creek (620D) 40120C1

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

1138

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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