CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Eriodictyon capitatum

Common Name:	Lompoc yerba santa
Family:	Boraginaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDHYD04040
Full Name:	Eriodictyon capitatum Eastw.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ERCA7

Biology
Lifeform: perennial evergreen shrub Blooming Period: May - August Habitat: sandy. • Closed-cone coniferous forest • Chaparral (maritime)

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: FE Endangered (03/20/00) State Listing Status: CR Rare (09/79) State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 6
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

1 4 0 0 0 1

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
4	2

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
6	0	0

Notes
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: 2012-05-04

Location

Elevation: 40 - 900 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Santa Barbara (SBA)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Sacate (145A) 34120D3, Point Conception (145B) 34120D4, Lake Cachuma (168C) 34119E8, Lompoc (170B) 34120F4, Surf (171A) 34120F5, Orcutt (195C) 34120G4

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

625

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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