CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Pellaea truncata

Common Name:	spiny cliff-brake
Family:	Pteridaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PPADI0H0C0
Full Name:	Pellaea truncata Goodd.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	PETR3

Biology
Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb Blooming Period: April - June Habitat: • Pinyon and juniper woodland (volcanic or granitic, rocky)

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: G5 G5: 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

0 0 0 0 0 21

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
7	14

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
21	0	0

Notes
See Muhlenbergia 8:94 (1912) for original description, and Madroño 25(1):56 (1978) for species account. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 1980-01-01 Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 1200 - 2150 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Arizona, Baja California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Sonora, Utah

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

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Fenner (174C) 34115G2, Fountain Peak (176A) 34115H5, Hackberry Mountain (199C) 35115A2, Pinto Valley (200A) 35115B3, Mid Hills (200B) 35115B4, Ivanpah (225D) 35115C3, Mescal Range (226A) 35115D5, Cima Dome (226D) 35115C5, Blackwater Mine (274D) 35115G7

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

1223

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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