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Species Details

Eriastrum virgatum

virgate eriastrum

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Eriastrum virgatum (Benth.) Mason
Common Name:
virgate eriastrum
Family: Polemoniaceae
Element Code: PDPLM030D0
USDA Plants Symbol: ERVI2
Synonyms/Other Names:

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 4.3
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G3
State Rank:
 S3
Other Status: SB_SBBG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 1974-01-01
Date Edited: 2021-12-09

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: May-Jul
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Elevation:
45 - 700 meters
150 - 2295 feet
General Habitats:
  • Coastal bluff scrub
  • Chaparral
  • Coastal dunes
  • Coastal scrub
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Sandy

  Notes

Notes:
Threatened by competition, grazing, and development.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

  Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 0
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 0 0 %
THREAT LIST:

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 0
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 0
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 0
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

  Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Monterey (MNT), San Benito (SBT)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bickmore Canyon (3612152), Carmel Valley (3612146), Chews Ridge (3612135), Cholame Valley (3512073), Chualar (3612155), Gonzales (3612154), Hollister (3612174), Marina (3612167), Monterey (3612158), Mount Johnson (3612153), North Chalone Peak (3612142), Paicines (3612163), Paraiso Springs (3612133), Prunedale (3612176), Rana Creek (3612145), Salinas (3612166), San Juan Bautista (3612175), Seaside (3612157), Soledad (3612143), Spreckels (3612156), Sycamore Flat (3612134)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Regional Map

  Map

Presumed Extant
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  Selected References

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 20 April 2024].