CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Plagiobothrys verrucosus

Common Name:	warty popcorn-flower
Family:	Boraginaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:
Full Name:	Plagiobothrys verrucosus (Phil.) I.M. Johnst.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: April - May Habitat: Shale. • Chaparral

Rarity Status
Rare Plant Rank: 2.1 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more common elsewhere .1: Seriously endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S1 S1: Critically Imperiled. Global Rank: G4? G4: Apparently secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated

Notes

Known in CA only from the Mt. Hamilton Range. Previously identified as P. myosotoides, which does not occur in CA. See Linnaea: Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange 29:17-18 (1858) for original description, and Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 78:79 (1927) for revised nomenclature.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 2012-08-21
Last Update: 2012-08-21

Location

Elevation: 610 - 760 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, South America

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Santa Clara (SCL), Stanislaus (STA)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Mt. Boardman (425B) 37121D4, Eylar Mtn. (426A) 37121D5, Isabel Valley (426D) 37121C5

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

3734

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 .

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