CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Pholistoma auritum var. arizonicum

Common Name:	Arizona pholistoma
Family:	Boraginaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDHYD0D011
Full Name:	Pholistoma auritum (Lindl.) Lilja var. arizonicum (Jones) Const.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	PHAUA

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: March Habitat: • Mojavean desert scrub

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: G5T2T3 T2: Imperiled. T3: Vulnerable. G5: (species) 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

4 1 0 0 0 16

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
1	20

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
21	0	0

Notes
Known in CA only from the Whipple Mtns. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 1984-01-01 Last Update: 2012-05-04

Location

Elevation: 275 - 835 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Arizona, Baja California, Sonora

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Imperial (IMP), San Bernardino (SBD), San Diego (SDG)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
In-ko-pah Gorge (007A) 32116F1, Jacumba (007B) 32116F2, Monument Peak (019B) 32116H4, Earthquake Valley (032C) 33116A4, Whipple Mts. SW (121C) 34114C4, Whipple Wash (121D) 34114C3, Mohawk Spring (123A) 34114D7, Chemehuevi Peak (147D) 34114E5, Mt. Manchester (197C) 35114A6

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

1370

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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