CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Puccinellia parishii

Common Name:	Parish's alkali grass
Family:	Poaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PMPOA530T0
Full Name:	Puccinellia parishii Hitchc.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	PUPA

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: April - May Habitat: • Meadows and seeps (alkaline springs and seeps)

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .1: Seriously endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S1 S1: Critically Imperiled. Global Rank: G2G3 G2: Imperiled. G3: Vulnerable.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
0	1

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
1	0	0

Notes

Known in CA only from Rabbit Springs, where confirmed in 1992. Occurrence from Edwards AFB, KRN Co. (186D) is misidentified P. simplex. State-listed as Endangered in NM. Threatened by groundwater pumping, flood control, and trampling. See Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 41:157 (1928) for original description.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 1974-01-01
Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 700 - 1000 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico

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

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Lucerne Valley (131B) 34116D8

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

1405

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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