CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Physalis lobata

Common Name:	lobed ground-cherry
Family:	Solanaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDSOL0T010
Full Name:	Physalis lobata Torr.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	QULO2

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: May - January Habitat: • Mojavean desert scrub (decomposed granitic) • Playas

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: 12
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 0 0 0 0 12

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
2	10

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
12	0	0

Notes
See Madroño 26(2):101 (1979) for first CA records. 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: 2011-12-15

Location

Elevation: 500 - 800 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Arizona, Colorado, !KS, New Mexico, Nevada, !OK, Sonora, Texas, Utah

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

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
East of Dale Lake (100A) 34115B5, Clarks Pass (100D) 34115A5, Stepladder Mts. NW (148B) 34114F8, East of Grotto Hills (199A) 35115B1, Grotto Hills (199B) 35115B2, Hackberry Mountain (199C) 35115A2, Signal Hill (199D) 35115A1, Castle Peaks (224C) 35115C2, Hart Peak (224D) 35115C1, Mescal Range (226A) 35115D5, Valley Wells (226B) 35115D6, State Line Pass (248B) 35115F4, Ivanpah Lake (248C) 35115E4, Mesquite Lake (249A) 35115F5, Pachalka Spring (249C) 35115E6, Clark Mtn. (249D) 35115E5

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

1371

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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