CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Croton wigginsii

Common Name:	Wiggins' croton
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDEUP0H140
Full Name:	Croton wigginsii Wheeler
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	CRWI2

Biology
Lifeform: perennial shrub Blooming Period: March - May Habitat: • Desert dunes • Sonoran desert scrub (sandy)

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 2.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more common elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: CR Rare (01/82) State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G2G3 G2: Imperiled. G3: Vulnerable.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 11
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 0 1 0 0 10

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
7	4

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
11	0	0

Notes
Known in CA from only 2 occurrences. Threatened by vehicles. See Contributions from the Gray Herbarium 124:37 (1939) 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: 1974-01-01 Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 50 - 100 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Arizona, Baja California, Sonora

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Imperial (IMP)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Araz (012C) 32114G6, Bard (012D) 32114G5, Clyde (013B) 32114H8, Cactus (013C) 32114G8, Ogilby (013D) 32114G7, Glamis (014A) 32115H1, Glamis NW (014B) 32115H2, Glamis SE (014D) 32115G1, Holtville East (015D) 32115G3, Plaster City (017D) 32115G7, Acolita (027C) 33115A2, East of Acolita (027D) 33115A1, Tortuga (028A) 33115B3, Iris (028B) 33115B4, Amos (028D) 33115A3

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

518

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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