CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Plagiobothrys salsus

Common Name:	desert popcorn-flower
Family:	Boraginaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDBOR0V0X0
Full Name:	Plagiobothrys salsus (Bdg.) Jtn.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	PLSA3

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: May - August Habitat: • Playas (alkaline)

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: S1 S1: Critically Imperiled. Global Rank: G2G3 G2: Imperiled. G3: Vulnerable.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 5
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 0 0 0 0 5

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
4	1

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
5	0	0

Notes
Known in CA from approximately five occurrences. Endangered in OR, but more widespread in NV. See Botanical Gazette 27:452 (1899) for original description. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 1994-01-01 Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation:

California Endemic: no

States: California, Nevada, Oregon

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Inyo (INY), Modoc (MOD)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
West of Eagle Mtn. (299B) 36116B4, Death Valley Junction (322C) 36116C4, Bole Spring (322D) 36116C3, Deep Springs Lake (412D) 37118C1, Lake City (707B) 41120F2, Cedarville (707C) 41120E2, Leonards Hot Springs (707D) 41120E1

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

730

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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