CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Eriophyllum congdonii

Common Name:	Congdon's woolly sunflower
Family:	Asteraceae
Synonyms:	Eriophyllum nubigenum var. congdonii
Element Code:	PDAST3N030
Full Name:	Eriophyllum congdonii Bdg.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ERCO16

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: April - June Habitat: rocky, metamorphic. • Chaparral • Cismontane woodland • Lower montane coniferous forest • Valley and foothill grassland

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: CR Rare (07/82) State Rank: S2.2 S2: Imperiled. .2: Threatened. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
12	3

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
15	0	0

Notes
Known only from the Merced River drainage. Potentially threatened by development, road maintenance, and non-native plants. See Botanical Gazette 27:449-450 (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: 1974-01-01 Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 500 - 1900 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Mariposa (MPA)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Wawona (437C) 37119E6, El Portal (438A) 37119F7, Kinsley (438B) 37119F8, Buckingham Mtn. (438D) 37119E7

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

775

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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