CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Cymopterus multinervatus

Common Name:	purple-nerve cymopterus
Family:	Apiaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDAPI0U0Q0
Full Name:	Cymopterus multinervatus (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Tidestr.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	CYMU2

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: March - April Habitat: sandy or gravelly. • Mojavean desert scrub • Pinyon and juniper woodland

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 2.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more common elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G5? G5: Secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 31
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 9 4 0 0 18

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
9	22

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
31	0	0

Notes
Threatened by vehicles. Possibly threatened by solar energy development and non-native plants. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 2008-11-20 Last Update: 2012-02-14

Location

Elevation: 790 - 1800 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Arizona, Baja California, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, Utah

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

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Indian Cove (102C) 34116A2, Landers (129C) 34116C4, Lucerne Valley (131B) 34116D8, Fawnskin (131C) 34116C8, Big Bear City (131D) 34116C7, Fifteenmile Valley (132A) 34117D1, Silver Bell Mine (155A) 34116F5, Grotto Hills (199B) 35115B2, Signal Hill (199D) 35115A1, Pinto Valley (200A) 35115B3, Mid Hills (200B) 35115B4, Hayden (201D) 35115A5, Crescent Peak (224B) 35115D2, Castle Peaks (224C) 35115C2, Hart Peak (224D) 35115C1, Mescal Range (226A) 35115D5, Valley Wells (226B) 35115D6, Cima Dome (226D) 35115C5, Pachalka Spring (249C) 35115E6, Clark Mtn. (249D) 35115E5, Calvada Springs (274B) 35115H8, Nopah Peak (298D) 36116A1

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

3348

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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