CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Pedicularis centranthera

Common Name:	Great Basin lousewort
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDSCR1K070
Full Name:	Pedicularis centranthera Gray
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	PECE

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: April - June Habitat: • Great Basin scrub (alluvial)

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: G4 G4: Apparently secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
3	6

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
9	0	0

Notes
Known in CA from fewer than ten occurrences. Possibly threatened by agricultural development. On review list in OR. See Report on the U.S. and Mexican Boundary Survey, p. 120 (1859) by W. Emory 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: 1994-01-01 Last Update: 2011-12-15

Location

Elevation: 1300 - 1500 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Lassen (LAS)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Five Springs (638C) 40120E2, Karlo (639D) 40120E3

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

1747

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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