Species Details

Lycium parishii

Parish's desert-thorn

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Scientific Name:
Lycium parishii Gray
Common Name:
Parish's desert-thorn
Family: Solanaceae
Element Code: PDSOL0G0D0
USDA Plants Symbol: LYPA2
Synonyms/Other Names:
CA Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G4
State Rank:
S1
Other Status: SB_CRES
CRPR Changes:
changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12
Add Date: 1980-01-01
Date Edited: 2022-12-06
Lifeform: perennial shrub
Blooming Period: Mar-Apr
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Elevation:
135 - 1000 meters
445 - 3280 feet
General Habitats:
  • Coastal scrub
  • Sonoran desert scrub
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
Notes:
See Proc. Amer. Acad. 20: 305 (1885) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 4
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 11 52 %
THREAT LIST:
Development 9 42%
ORV activity 2 9%
Recreational use (non-ORV) 1 4%
Foot traffic/trampling 1 4%
Total Occurrences: 21
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 1 2 8 1 9
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 6
Recent <=20 Years 15
Presence:
Presumed Extant 20
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 1
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Sonora, Mexico (SO)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Imperial (IMP), San Bernardino (SBD)*, San Diego (SDG)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Carrizo Mtn. (3211671), Carrizo Mtn. NE (3211681), Clark Lake (3311633), Coyote Wells (3211568), Devore (3411724), Fontana (3411714), In-ko-pah Gorge (3211661), Mount Signal (3211566), Plaster City (3211577), San Bernardino North (3411723)*, San Bernardino South (3411713), Seventeen Palms (3311631), Silverwood Lake (3411733), Sweeney Pass (3211672), Wileys Well (3311448), Yuha Basin (3211567)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Presumed Extant
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