CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Navarretia nigelliformis ssp. radians

Common Name:	shining navarretia
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDPLM0C0J2
Full Name:	Navarretia nigelliformis Greene ssp. radians (J.T. Howell) A.G. Day
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	NANIR

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: April - July Habitat: Sometimes clay. • Cismontane woodland • Valley and foothill grassland • Vernal pools

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 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G4T2 T2: Imperiled. G4: (species) Apparently secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 64
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

3 12 12 2 2 33

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
11	53

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
62	2	0

Notes

Threatened by development. Possibly threatened by grazing and competition from non-native plants. Similar to N. heterandra. See Leaflets of Western Botany 2(8):136 (1938) for original description, and Novon 3(4):331-340 (1993) 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: 2012-09-04

Location

Elevation: 76 - 1000 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Alameda (ALA), Contra Costa (CCA), Colusa (COL), Fresno (FRE), Madera (MAD), Merced (MER), Monterey (MNT), San Benito (SBT), San Joaquin (SJQ), San Luis Obispo (SLO)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
California Valley (244D) 35120C1, Santa Margarita (246A) 35120D5, Cholame (268A) 35120F3, Shedd Canyon (268C) 35120E4, Paso Robles (269B) 35120F6, Templeton (269C) 35120E6, Creston (269D) 35120E5, Adelaida (270A) 35120F7, Parkfield (292B) 35120H4, Cholame Valley (292D) 35120G3, San Miguel (293C) 35120G6, Bradley (294D) 35120G7, Curry Mountain (315C) 36120A4, Smith Mountain (316D) 36120A5, Cosio Knob (318C) 36121A2, Ciervo Mtn. (339A) 36120D5, San Benito Mtn. (339C) 36120C6, Bickmore Canyon (363C) 36121E2, San Benito (363D) 36121E1, Mount Johnson (364D) 36121E3, Los Banos Valley (384A) 36121H1, Mariposa Peak (384B) 36121H2, Ruby Canyon (384D) 36121G1, Daulton (399C) 37119A8, Le Grand (400B) 37120B2, Kismet (400D) 37120A1, Owens Reservoir (420C) 37120C2, Haystack Mtn. (421A) 37120D3, Yosemite Lake (421B) 37120D4, Merced (421C) 37120C4, Planada (421D) 37120C3, Midway (445A) 37121F5, Antioch South (464A) 37121H7, Diablo (464C) 37121G8, Lodoga (563C) 39122C4

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

1738

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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