CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Calystegia purpurata ssp. saxicola

Common Name:	coastal bluff morning-glory
Family:	Convolvulaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDCON040D2
Full Name:	Calystegia purpurata (Greene) Brummitt ssp. saxicola (Eastw.) Brummitt
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	CAPUS

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: April - September Habitat: • Coastal bluff scrub • Coastal dunes • Coastal scrub • North Coast coniferous forest

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: S2.2 S2: Imperiled. .2: Threatened. 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: 30
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

1 5 6 1 0 17

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
9	21

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
30	0	0

Notes

Threatened by development, foot traffic, and non-native plants. See Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 30(9):495 (1903) for original description, and Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 52(2):214 (1965) 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: 2001-01-01
Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 10 - 105 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Contra Costa (CCA), Lake (LAK), Mendocino (MEN), Marin (MRN), Sonoma (SON)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Richmond (466A)? 37122H3, Tomales (485B) 38122B8, Drakes Bay (485C) 38122A8, Valley Ford (502C) 38122C8, Duncans Mills (503A) 38123D1, Arched Rock (503B) 38123D2, Bodega Head (503D) 38123C1, Stewarts Point (520B) 38123F4, Plantation (520D) 38123E3, Middletown (533D) 38122G5, Point Arena (537B) 38123H6, Saunders Reef (537C) 38123G6, Gualala (537D) 38123G5, Albion (553A) 39123B7, Mendocino (569D) 39123C7

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

1843

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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