CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Eriastrum hooveri

Common Name:	Hoover's eriastrum
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDPLM03070
Full Name:	Eriastrum hooveri (Jeps.) Mason
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ERHO2

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: March - July Habitat: Sometimes gravelly. • Chenopod scrub • Pinyon and juniper woodland • Valley and foothill grassland

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 Uncommon in California .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: DL State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S3.2 S3: Vulnerable. .2: Threatened. Global Rank: G3 G3: Vulnerable.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 47
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

4 14 8 0 11 10

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
47	0

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
36	2	9

This data is not available for all Rare Plant Rank 3 and 4 plants.

Notes

Previously listed as Threatened by USFWS, but delisted in 2003. Threatened by agriculture, grazing, urbanization, energy development, and vehicles. See Madroño 45(4):290-300 (1998) for ecological information and 46(4):215-216 (1999) for distributional information.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 1974-01-01
Last Update: 2011-10-17

Location

Elevation: 50 - 915 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Fresno (FRE), Kings (KNG), Kern (KRN), Los Angeles (LAX), Santa Barbara (SBA), San Benito (SBT), San Luis Obispo (SLO)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Cuyama (192A) 34119H5, Weed Patch (214B) 35118B8, Mouth of Kern (216A) 35119B3, Taft (216B) 35119B4, Oildale (240A) 35119D1, Rosedale (240B) 35119D2, Stevens (240C) 35119C2, Rio Bravo (241A) 35119D3, Buttonwillow (241B) 35119D4, East Elk Hills (241C) 35119C4, Tupman (241D) 35119C3, Lokern (242A) 35119D5, Belridge (242B) 35119D6, West Elk Hills (242D) 35119C5, Las Yeguas Ranch (243B) 35119D8, Lost Hills NE (265A) 35119F5, Lost Hills (265C) 35119E6, Semitropic (265D) 35119E5, Shale Point (266C) 35119E8, Packwood Creek (267D) 35120E1, Curry Mountain (315C) 36120A4, Kreyenhagen Hills (315D) 36120A3, Raisin (358C) 36119E8, Kerman (359A) 36120F1, Jamesan (359B) 36120F2, Helm (359D) 36120E1, Tranquillity (360A) 36120F3, Hammonds Ranch (382C) 36120G6

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.

Quad data is not available for all List 3 and 4 plants. For those that do contain this data, it has not been quality controlled and is potentially incomplete, inaccurate, and/or out of date. Please use caution when referencing this information. We are currently working hard to maintain this data and hope to provide accurate and up to date information in the near future.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

2086

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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