Species Details

Horkelia cuneata var. puberula

mesa horkelia

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Photo of Horkelia cuneata var. puberula
© 2008 Tony Morosco
Photo of Horkelia cuneata var. puberula
© 2008 Tony Morosco
Photo of Horkelia cuneata var. puberula
© 2008 Tony Morosco
Scientific Name:
Horkelia cuneata Lindl. var. puberula (Rydb.) Ertter & Reveal
Common Name:
mesa horkelia
Family: Rosaceae
Element Code: PDROS0W045
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Feb-Jul(Sep)
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Elevation:
70 - 810 meters
230 - 2660 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chaparral (maritime)
  • Cismontane woodland
  • Coastal scrub
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Gravelly (sometimes)
  • Sandy (sometimes)
Notes:
Many historical occurrences extirpated; need current information on status of occurrences. Possibly threatened by habitat conversion. Intergrades with other sspp.; populations representing true ssp. puberula declining. See Pittonia 1:102 (1887) for original description, and Lloydia 1:87-88 (1938) and Novon 17(3):315-325 (2007) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Possibly threatened by habitat conversion.
Taxonomy:
ntergrades with other sspp.; populations representing true ssp. puberula declining.
Threat List Total: 7
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 45 44 %
THREAT LIST:
Development 41 39%
Road/trail construction/maint. 3 2%
Wood cutting or brush clearing 2 1%
Mining 2 1%
Non-native plant impacts 1 0%
Total Occurrences: 103
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 4 2 1 24 72
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 81
Recent <=20 Years 22
Presence:
Presumed Extant 79
Possibly Extirpated 14
Presumed Extirpated 10
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX), Orange (ORA), Riverside (RIV)*, San Bernardino (SBD), San Diego (SDG)*, San Luis Obispo (SLO), Santa Barbara (SBA), Ventura (VEN)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Alberhill (3311764), Arroyo Grande NE (3512025)*, Atascadero (3512046)*, Azusa (3411728)*, Baldwin Park (3411718)*, Beaumont (3311688)*, Beverly Hills (3411814)*, Black Star Canyon (3311776), Burbank (3411823)*, Cabazon (3311687), Calabasas (3411826), Cambria (3512151), Canada Gobernadora (3311755), Casmalia (3412075), Cucamonga Peak (3411725), Cypress Mountain (3512058), Devore (3411724), Dos Pueblos Canyon (3411948), El Monte (3411811)*, Fontana (3411714)*, Gaviota (3412042), Glendora (3411727)*, Goleta (3411947), Guasti (3411715), Hollywood (3411813)*, Laguna Beach (3311757), Little Pine Mtn. (3411956), Lompoc (3412064), Lompoc Hills (3412054), Los Alamos (3412063), Los Angeles (3411812)*, Manzanita Mtn. (3412081), Matilija (3411943)*, Miranda Pine Mtn. (3512011), Morro Bay South (3512037), Mt. Wilson (3411821)*, Nipomo (3512014), Oceano (3512015), Ontario (3411716), Orcutt (3412074), Pala (3311731)*, Pasadena (3411822)*, Pechanga (3311741), Pismo Beach (3512026), Pitas Point (3411934), Point Dume (3411817), Port San Luis (3512027)*, Redondo Beach (3311874), Sacate (3412043), San Bernardino South (3411713)*, San Dimas (3411717)*, San Fernando (3411834), San Luis Obispo (3512036), San Marcos Pass (3411957)*, Santa Barbara (3411946), Santa Rosa Hills (3412053), Simi (3411837), Sisquoc (3412073), Sitton Peak (3311754), Solvang (3412052), Surf (3412065), Tar Spring Ridge (3512024), Templeton (3512056)*, Tranquillon Mtn. (3412055), Triunfo Pass (3411818), Twitchell Dam (3412083), Van Nuys (3411824), Venice (3311884), Waterman Mtn. (3411738), Wheeler Springs (3411953), White Ledge Peak (3411944), Zaca Creek (3412062)
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.
Presumed Extant
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