CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Enneapogon desvauxii

Common Name:	nine-awned pappus grass
Family:	Poaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PMPOA2J010
Full Name:	Enneapogon desvauxii Beauv.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ENDE

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: August - September Habitat: • Pinyon and juniper woodland (rocky, carbonate)

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: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G5 G5: Secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 39
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 3 0 0 0 36

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
7	32

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
39	0	0

Notes
Threatened by solar energy development. 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: 2011-06-06

Location

Elevation: 1275 - 1825 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Arizona, Colorado, !HI, !MD, New Mexico, Nevada, !OK, Texas, Utah

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Colton Well (175B) 34115H4, Fountain Peak (176A) 34115H5, Hackberry Mountain (199C) 35115A2, Pinto Valley (200A) 35115B3, Hart Peak (224D) 35115C1, Mineral Hill (225B) 35115D4, Ivanpah (225D) 35115C3, Mescal Range (226A) 35115D5, Cima Dome (226D) 35115C5, State Line Pass (248B) 35115F4, Ivanpah Lake (248C) 35115E4, Mesquite Lake (249A) 35115F5, Mesquite Mountains (249B) 35115F6, Pachalka Spring (249C) 35115E6, Clark Mtn. (249D) 35115E5

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

594

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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