CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Acanthoscyphus parishii var. goodmaniana

Common Name:	Cushenbury oxytheca
Family:	Polygonaceae
Synonyms:	Oxytheca parishii var. goodmaniana
Element Code:	PDPGN0J043
Full Name:	Acanthoscyphus parishii (Parry) Small var. goodmaniana (Ertter) Reveal
USDA PLANTS Symbol:

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: May - October Habitat: sandy, carbonate. • Pinyon and juniper woodland (carbonate, talus)

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .1: Seriously endangered in California Federal Listing Status: FE Endangered (08/24/94) State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S1 S1: Critically Imperiled. Global Rank: G4?T1 T1: Critically Imperiled. G4: (species) Apparently secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 21
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

3 1 3 1 0 13

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
5	16

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
21	0	0

Notes

Threatened by carbonate mining, non-native plants, powerline maintenance, and vehicles. See Brittonia 32: 70-102 (1980) for original description, Harvard Papers in Botany 9(1): 144 (2004) for revised nomenclature, and Phytologia 66(4): 386-387 (1989) 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: 1988-01-01
Last Update: 2013-04-30

Location

Elevation: 1219 - 2377 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Onyx Peak (104B) 34116B6, Rattlesnake Canyon (130C) 34116C6, Fawnskin (131C) 34116C8, Big Bear City (131D) 34116C7, Fifteenmile Valley (132A) 34117D1, Butler Peak (132D) 34117C1

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

1211

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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