CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Eriastrum luteum

Common Name:	yellow-flowered eriastrum
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDPLM03080
Full Name:	Eriastrum luteum (Benth.) Mason
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ERLU3

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: May - June Habitat: sandy or gravelly. • Broadleafed upland forest • Chaparral • Cismontane woodland

Rarity Status
CA 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: S2.2 S2: Imperiled. .2: Threatened. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 24
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

3 2 1 0 1 17

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
21	3

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
23	0	1

Notes
Threatened by vehicles and grazing. Possibly threatened by development. See Madroño 8:81 (1945) for revised nomenclature. 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: 290 - 1000 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

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

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Wilson Corner (245B) 35120D4, Santa Margarita Lake (245C) 35120C4, Santa Margarita (246A) 35120D5, Atascadero (246B) 35120D6, Templeton (269C) 35120E6, Creston (269D) 35120E5, Lime Mountain (270B) 35120F8, Parkfield (292B) 35120H4, Tierra Redonda Mountain (294C) 35120G8, Jolon (295B) 35121H2, Bryson (295D) 35121G1, Alder Peak (296A) 35121H3

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

604

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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