CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Amsinckia lunaris

Common Name:	bent-flowered fiddleneck
Family:	Boraginaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDBOR01070
Full Name:	Amsinckia lunaris Macbr.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	AMLU

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: March - June Habitat: • Coastal bluff scrub • Cismontane woodland • Valley and foothill grassland

Rarity Status
Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .2: Fairly 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: 64
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

1 7 5 0 0 51

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
23	41

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
64	0	0

Notes
Many collections old; current status information needed. Does plant occur in SHA and SIS counties? Threatened by development and mining. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 1974-01-01 Last Update: 2012-05-15

Location

Elevation: 3 - 500 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Alameda (ALA), Contra Costa (CCA), Colusa (COL), Lake (LAK), Marin (MRN), Napa (NAP), San Benito (SBT), Santa Clara (SCL), Santa Cruz (SCR), San Mateo (SMT), Sonoma (SON), Yolo (YOL)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Lonoak (340C) 36120C8, Laurel (407C) 37121A8, Davenport (408C) 37122A2, Ano Nuevo (409D) 37122A3, Lick Observatory (426C) 37121C6, Altamont (445B) 37121F6, San Francisco South (448B) 37122F4, Montara Mountain (448C) 37122E4, San Mateo (448D) 37122E3, Walnut Creek (465A) 37122H1, Briones Valley (465B) 37122H2, Oakland East (465C) 37122G2, Las Trampas Ridge (465D) 37122G1, Oakland West (466D) 37122G3, San Geronimo (484C) 38122A6, Point Reyes NE (485A) 38122B7, Tomales (485B) 38122B8, Santa Rosa (501B) 38122D6, Aetna Springs (516B) 38122F4, Rumsey (531B) 38122H2, Glascock Mtn. (532A) 38122H3, Wilson Valley (532B) 38122H4, Jericho Valley (532C) 38122G4, Whispering Pines (533C) 38122G6, Middletown (533D) 38122G5, Highland Springs (534B) 38122H8, Leesville (547B) 39122B4, Wilbur Springs (547C) 39122A4, Salt Canyon (547D) 39122A3, Hough Springs (548A) 39122B5, Upper Lake (549B) 39122B8, Lakeport (549C) 39122A8, Lucerne (549D) 39122A7, Lodoga (563C) 39122C4, Sites (563D) 39122C3, St. John Mtn. (564B) 39122D6, Gilmore Peak (564D) 39122C5

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 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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