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Species Details

Chorizanthe ventricosa

potbellied spineflower

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Chorizanthe ventricosa Goodm.
Common Name:
potbellied spineflower
Family: Polygonaceae
Element Code: PDPGN040W0
USDA Plants Symbol: CHVE3
Synonyms/Other Names:

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 4.3
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G3
State Rank:
 S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 2001-01-01
Date Edited: 2021-11-05

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: May-Sep
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Elevation:
65 - 1235 meters
215 - 4050 feet
General Habitats:
  • Cismontane woodland
  • Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Serpentine

  Notes

Notes:
Closely related to C. palmeri. See Leaflets of Western Botany 2(2):193 (1939) for original description, and Phytologia 66(2):139-140 (1989) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

  Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 0
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 0 0 %
THREAT LIST:

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 0
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 0
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 0
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

  Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Fresno (FRE), Monterey (MNT), San Benito (SBT), San Luis Obispo (SLO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Cholame Valley (3512073), Curry Mountain (3612014), Hepsedam Peak (3612037), La Panza Ranch (3512042), Lonoak (3612038), Monarch Peak (3612027), Nattrass Valley (3612028), Parkfield (3512084), Priest Valley (3612026), San Luis Obispo (3512036), Smith Mountain (3612015), Tent Hills (3512072), The Dark Hole (3512083)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Regional Map

  Map

Presumed Extant
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  Selected References

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 24 April 2024].