CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Lasthenia californica ssp. macrantha

Common Name:	perennial goldfields
Family:	Asteraceae
Synonyms:	Lasthenia macrantha ssp. macrantha
Element Code:	PDAST5L0C5
Full Name:	Lasthenia californica D.C. ex Lindl. ssp. macrantha (A. Gray) R. Chan
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	LACAM3

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: January - November Habitat: • Coastal bluff scrub • Coastal dunes • Coastal scrub

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: G3T2 T2: Imperiled. G3: (species) Vulnerable.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 38
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

1 11 2 1 0 23

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
22	16

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
38	0	0

Notes

Threatened by competition from non-native plants and recreational activities. Potentially threatened by trail construction and trampling. See Report of the Pacific Railroad Expedition 4:106 (1857) for original description, University of California Publications in Botany 40:59-62 (1966) for taxonomic treatment, and Madrono 48(3): 208 (2001) 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: 2001-01-01
Last Update: 2010-12-13

Location

Elevation: 5 - 520 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Mendocino (MEN), Marin (MRN), San Luis Obispo (SLO), San Mateo (SMT), Sonoma (SON)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Piedras Blancas (272A) 35121F3, Pigeon Point (409B) 37122B4, San Gregorio (429C) 37122C4, Tomales (485B) 38122B8, Drakes Bay (485C) 38122A8, Inverness (485D) 38122A7, Valley Ford (502C) 38122C8, Duncans Mills (503A) 38123D1, Bodega Head (503D) 38123C1, Plantation (520D) 38123E3, Point Arena (537B) 38123H6, Saunders Reef (537C) 38123G6, Gualala (537D) 38123G5, Mallo Pass Creek (552C) 39123A6, Albion (553A) 39123B7, Fort Bragg (569A) 39123D7, Mendocino (569D) 39123C7

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

1303

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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