CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Androstephium breviflorum

Common Name:	small-flowered androstephium
Family:	Themidaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PMLIL06010
Full Name:	Androstephium breviflorum Wats.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ANBR4

Biology
Lifeform: perennial bulbiferous herb Blooming Period: March - April Habitat: • Desert dunes • Mojavean desert scrub (bajadas)

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: S2S3 S2: Imperiled. S3: Vulnerable. Global Rank: G5 G5: Secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 101
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 12 23 45 0 21

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
8	93

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
101	0	0

Notes
Threatened by solar energy development. See Madroño 31(3):192 (1984) for distributional information. 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: 2012-08-28

Location

Elevation: 220 - 800 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Inyo (INY) ?, Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Arica Mountains (097C) 34114A8, Cadiz Valley SE (099D) 34115A3, Gene Wash (120C) 34114C2, Amboy Crater (152D) 34115E7, Sunshine Peak (154B) 34116F4, Adelanto (158C) 34117E4, Hector (179C) 34116G4, Sleeping Beauty (179D) 34116G3, Troy Lake (180D) 34116G5, Bitter Spring (204B) 35116B4, Dunn (204C) 35116A4, Cave Mountain (204D) 35116A3, North of Baker (228A) 35116D1, Silurian Valley (228B) 35116D2, West of Baker (228C) 35116C2, Baker (228D) 35116C1, Red Pass Lake Ne (229A) 35116D3, Red Pass Lake (229D) 35116C3, Ivanpah Lake (248C) 35115E4, Valjean Hills (251A) 35116F1, Stump Spring, Nev. (274A) 35115H7, Calvada Springs (274B) 35115H8, Tecopa Pass (275D) 35116G1, Mound Spring (297C) 36115A8

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

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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