CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Psorothamnus fremontii var. attenuatus

Common Name:	narrow-leaved psorothamnus
Family:	Fabaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDFAB3C031
Full Name:	Psorothamnus fremontii (Gray) Barneby var. attenuatus Barneby
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	PSFRA

Biology
Lifeform: perennial shrub Blooming Period: April Habitat: • Sonoran desert scrub (granitic or volcanic)

Rarity Status
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: S2.3 S2: Imperiled. .3: No current threats known. Global Rank: G5T3? T3: Vulnerable. G5: (species) Secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 21
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

16 3 0 0 0 2

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
0	21

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
21	0	0

Notes
Known in CA only from the Whipple Mtns. See Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 27:41 (1977) 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: 2001-01-01 Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 335 - 915 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Arizona, Nevada

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Gene Wash (120C) 34114C2, Whipple Mts. SW (121C) 34114C4, Whipple Wash (121D) 34114C3, Savahia Peak (122D) 34114C5, Monumental Pass (147B) 34114F6, Chemehuevi Peak (147D) 34114E5

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

2027

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Wildlife: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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