CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Arctostaphylos purissima

Common Name:	La Purisima manzanita
Family:	Ericaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDERI041A0
Full Name:	Arctostaphylos purissima Wells
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ARPU10

Biology
Lifeform: perennial evergreen shrub Blooming Period: November - May Habitat: • Chaparral (sandy) • Coastal scrub

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .1: Seriously endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2? S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G2? G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 10
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

3 3 1 0 0 3

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
9	1

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
10	0	0

Notes
Threatened by urbanization, habitat conversion, and oil extraction. See Madroño 19:195 (1968) 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: 1988-01-01 Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 60 - 390 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Santa Barbara (SBA)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Sacate (145A) 34120D3, Point Conception (145B) 34120D4, Los Alamos (170A) 34120F3, Lompoc (170B) 34120F4, Lompoc Hills (170C) 34120E4, Santa Rosa Hills (170D) 34120E3, Surf (171A) 34120F5, Orcutt (195C) 34120G4, Sisquoc (195D) 34120G3, Point Sal (196B) 34120H6, Casmalia (196D) 34120G5

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

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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