CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Heterotheca shevockii

Common Name:	Shevock's golden-aster
Family:	Asteraceae
Synonyms:	Heterotheca villosa var. shevockii
Element Code:	PDAST4V0T0
Full Name:	Heterotheca shevockii (Semple) Semple
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	HESH4

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: August - November Habitat: sandy. • Chaparral • Cismontane woodland

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.3 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .3: Not very endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 9
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 0 7 0 0 2

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
1	8

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
9	0	0

Notes

Known only from the lower Kern River Cyn. in the Greenhorn Mtns. Possibly threatened by road maintenance and recreational activities. A synonym of H. villosa var. shevockii in The Jepson Manual (1993). See Phytologia 73(6):453 (1992) for original description, and University of Waterloo Biology Series 37:148 (1996) 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: 1994-01-01
Last Update: 2012-11-29

Location

Elevation: 230 - 900 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Kern (KRN)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Mt. Adelaide (238B) 35118D6, Rio Bravo Ranch (239A) 35118D7, Lake Isabella South (260C) 35118E4, Democrat Hot Springs (261C) 35118E6, Miracle Hot Springs (261D) 35118E5

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

1693

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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