CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Cusickiella quadricostata

Common Name:	Bodie Hills cusickiella
Family:	Brassicaceae
Synonyms:	Draba quadricostata
Element Code:	PDBRA2V010
Full Name:	Cusickiella quadricostata (Roll.) Roll.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	CUQU

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: May - July Habitat: clay or rocky. • Great Basin scrub • Pinyon and juniper woodland

Rarity Status
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: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 33
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 2 2 0 0 29

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
31	2

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
33	0	0

Notes
Not as common as previously thought. Threatened by mining, grazing, and vehicles. On watch list in NV. See Contributions from the Dudley Herbarium 3:366 (1946) 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: 1974-01-01 Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 2000 - 2800 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Nevada

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Mono (MNO)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Bodie (470A) 38119B1, Big Alkali (470B) 38119B2, Negit Island (470D) 38119A1, Aurora (486C) 38118C8, Bridgeport (487C) 38119C2, Dome Hill (487D) 38119C1, Risue Canyon (504C) 38119E4, Desert Creek Peak (504D) 38119E3

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

280

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 .

-119.125,38.25