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Species Details

Benitoa occidentalis

western lessingia

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Benitoa occidentalis (H.M.Hall) D.D. Keck
Common Name:
western lessingia
Family: Asteraceae
Element Code: PDAST15010
USDA Plants Symbol: BEOC
Synonyms/Other Names:

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 4.3
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G3G4
State Rank:
 S3S4
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 1974-01-01
Date Edited: 2021-09-27

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: May-Nov
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Elevation:
450 - 1070 meters
1475 - 3510 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chaparral
  • Cismontane woodland
  • Coastal scrub
  • Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Clay (sometimes)
  • Serpentine (sometimes)

  Notes

Notes:
See Novon 2(3):213-214 (1992) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

  Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 0
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 0 0 %
THREAT LIST:

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 0
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 0
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 0
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

  Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Fresno (FRE), Monterey (MNT), San Benito (SBT)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Curry Mountain (3612014), Hepsedam Peak (3612037), Hernandez Reservoir (3612047), Idria (3612046), Joaquin Rocks (3612034), Llanada (3612058), Lonoak (3612038), Monarch Peak (3612027), Panoche (3612057), Parkfield (3512084), Priest Valley (3612026), Rock Spring Peak (3612048), San Benito Mtn. (3612036), Slack Canyon (3612016), Smith Mountain (3612015), The Dark Hole (3512083)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Regional Map

  Map

Presumed Extant
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  Selected References

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 20 April 2024].