CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Pyrrocoma lucida

Common Name:	sticky pyrrocoma
Family:	Asteraceae
Synonyms:	Haplopappus lucidus
Element Code:	PDASTDT0E0
Full Name:	Pyrrocoma lucida (Keck) Kartesz & Gandhi
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	PYLU

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: July - October Habitat: alkaline clay. • Great Basin scrub • Lower montane coniferous forest • Meadows and seeps

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: Not Listed State Rank: S3 S3: Vulnerable. Global Rank: G3 G3: Vulnerable.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 71
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

1 23 15 8 0 24

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
2	69

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
71	0	0

Notes
Threatened by grazing and vehicles. See Phytologia 71(1):58-65 (1991) for revised nomenclature. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 1980-01-01 Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 700 - 1950 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Lassen (LAS), Plumas (PLU), Sierra (SIE), Yuba (YUB)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Camptonville (558A) 39121D1, Antelope Valley (571A) 39120F3, Calpine (571B) 39120F4, Sattley (571C) 39120E4, Sierraville (571D) 39120E3, Clio (572A) 39120F5, Frenchman Lake (586B) 39120H2, Dixie Mountain (587A) 39120H3, Crocker Mtn. (587B) 39120H4, Portola (587C) 39120G4, Reconnaissance Peak (587D) 39120G3, Grizzly Valley (588A) 39120H5, Johnsville (588C) 39120G6, Blairsden (588D) 39120G5, Quincy (589B) 39120H8, McKesick Peak (602C) 40120A2, Ferris Creek (603D) 40120A3, Janesville (622D) 40120C5

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

885

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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