Species Details

Abronia nana var. covillei

Coville's dwarf abronia

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Classification

Scientific Name: Abronia nana Wats. var. covillei (Heimerl) Munz
Common Name: Coville's dwarf abronia
Family:	Nyctaginaceae
Element Code:	PDNYC010H1
USDA Plants Symbol:	ABNAC
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4T3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S
CRPR Changes: changed from CBR to 4.2 on 2012-03-06 changed from PPD to CBR on 2012-03-06 changed from 4.2 to PPD on 2012-03-06
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-01-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: May-Aug

Elevation:
1524 - 3100 meters
5000 - 10170 feet

General Habitats:

Great Basin scrub
Joshua tree "woodland"
Pinyon and juniper woodland
Subalpine coniferous forest
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Carbonate
Sandy

Notes

Notes: Threatened by carbonate mining and vehicles in the San Bernardino Mtns., and by grazing in the White and Inyo mountains. See Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 52:197 (1908) for original description, and Manual of Southern California Botany, pp. 150, 598 (1935) by P. Munz for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Big Bear City (3411637), Blanco Mtn. (3711842), Butler Peak (3411731), Cerro Gordo Peak (3611757), East of Echo Canyon (3611645), Fawnskin (3411638), Ivanpah (3511533), Mazourka Peak (3611881), Moonridge (3411627), New York Butte (3611768), Onyx Peak (3411626), Panamint Butte (3611743), Pinto Valley (3511523), Rattlesnake Canyon (3411636), Sand Spring (3711725), Tinemaha Reservoir (3711812), Waucoba Mtn. (3711811), White Top Mtn. (3611774)

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.

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Presumed Extant

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