CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Eurybia merita

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: Habitat: • Upper montane coniferous forest

Rarity Status
CA 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: S1 S1: Critically Imperiled. Global Rank: G5 G5: Secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
1	0

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
1	0	0

Notes

Known in California from only two historical occurrences in Siskiyou County. Collections old; need field surveys. Can be confused with Eurybia radulina. See Synoptical Flora of North America 1: 176 (1884) for original description (as Aster sibiricus) and SIDA 21(1): 459-461 (2004) for information on the first record in California.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 2006-09-14
Last Update: 2012-11-14

Location

Elevation: 1300 - 2000 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Siskiyou (SIS)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Mount Eddy (699C) 41122C4

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

3153

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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