CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Erysimum teretifolium

Common Name:	Santa Cruz wallflower
Family:	Brassicaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDBRA160N0
Full Name:	Erysimum teretifolium Eastw.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ERTE14

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: March - July Habitat: inland marine sands. • Chaparral • Lower montane coniferous forest

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .1: Seriously endangered in California Federal Listing Status: FE Endangered (02/04/94) State Listing Status: CE Endangered (08/81) State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
10	6

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
15	1	0

Notes
Seriously threatened by development, sand mining, and vandalism. See Leaflets of Western Botany 2(5):73 (1938) 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: 120 - 610 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Santa Cruz (SCR)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Laurel (407C) 37121A8, Big Basin (408B) 37122B2, Davenport (408C) 37122A2, Felton (408D) 37122A1

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

796

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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