CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Chorizanthe pungens var. pungens

Common Name:	Monterey spineflower
Family:	Polygonaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDPGN040M2
Full Name:	Chorizanthe pungens Benth. var. pungens
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	CHPUP3

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: April - August Habitat: sandy. • Chaparral (maritime) • Cismontane woodland • Coastal dunes • Coastal scrub • Valley and foothill grassland

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: FT Threatened (02/04/94) State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G2T2 T2: Imperiled. G2: (species) Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

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

A B C D X U

3 7 3 1 1 16

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
14	17

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
30	1	0

Notes

Collected in SLO Co. only once (1842). Threatened by foot traffic, urbanization, recreational development and activities, agriculture, military activities, and non-native plants. Possibly threatened by road construction. See C. pungens in The Jepson Manual. See Phytologia 66(2):123-125 (1989) for taxonomic treatment, and Fremontia 24(4):8-11 (1996) for taxonomic discussion.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 1980-01-01
Last Update: 2012-02-24

Location

Elevation: 3 - 450 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Monterey (MNT), Santa Cruz (SCR), San Luis Obispo (SLO) *

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
San Simeon (271B)* 35121F2, Espinosa Canyon (318D) 36121A1, Soledad (342A) 36121D3, Salinas (365B) 36121F6, Spreckels (365C) 36121E6, Marina (366A) 36121F7, Monterey (366C) 36121E8, Seaside (366D) 36121E7, Watsonville East (386B) 36121H6, Prunedale (386C) 36121G6, Watsonville West (387A) 36121H7, Moss Landing (387D) 36121G7, Loma Prieta (407D) 37121A7

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

473

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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