CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Acanthoscyphus parishii var. abramsii

Common Name:	Abrams' oxytheca
Family:	Polygonaceae
Synonyms:	Oxytheca parishii var. abramsii
Element Code:	PDPGN0J041
Full Name:	Acanthoscyphus parishii (Parry) Small var. abramsii (E.A. McGregor) Reveal
USDA PLANTS Symbol:

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: June - August Habitat: • Chaparral (sandy or shale)

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: G4?T2 T2: Imperiled. G4: (species) Apparently secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 6
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 0 0 0 0 6

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
6	0

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
6	0	0

Notes

See Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 36: 605 (1909) for original description, Harvard Papers in Botany 9(1): 144 (2004) for revised nomenclature, and Brittonia 32(1): 70-102 (1980) and Phytologia 66(4): 386-87 (1989) for taxonomic treatments.
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Date Added: 1994-01-01
Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 1143 - 2057 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Santa Barbara (SBA), Ventura (VEN)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Devils Heart Peak (164C) 34118E8, Topatopa Mountains (165D) 34119E1, Reyes Peak (166A) 34119F3, Big Pine Mtn. (167B) 34119F6, San Rafael Mtn. (168A) 34119F7, Figueroa Mtn. (168B) 34119F8, Sawmill Mountain (190C) 34119G2, Cuddy Valley (190D) 34119G1

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

1746

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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