CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Agrostis hooveri

Common Name:	Hoover's bent grass
Family:	Poaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PMPOA040M0
Full Name:	Agrostis hooveri Swall.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	AGHO

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: April - July Habitat: usually sandy. • Closed-cone coniferous forest • Chaparral • Cismontane woodland • Valley and foothill grassland

Rarity Status
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: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 21
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

1 3 0 0 1 16

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
17	4

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
20	0	1

Notes
Threatened by development. 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: 6 - 610 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Santa Barbara (SBA), San Luis Obispo (SLO)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Los Olivos (169A) 34120F1, Zaca Creek (169B) 34120F2, Lompoc (170B) 34120F4, Surf (171A) 34120F5, Orcutt (195C) 34120G4, Sisquoc (195D) 34120G3, Casmalia (196D) 34120G5, Arroyo Grande NE (221A) 35120B5, Pismo Beach (221B) 35120B6, Oceano (221D) 35120A5, Port San Luis (222A) 35120B7, Santa Margarita Lake (245C) 35120C4, Lopez Mtn. (246D) 35120C5

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 Wildlife: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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