Species Details

Castela emoryi

Emory's crucifixion-thorn

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Scientific Name:
Castela emoryi (Gray) Moran & Felger
Common Name:
Emory's crucifixion-thorn
Family: Simaroubaceae
Element Code: PDSIM03030
USDA Plants Symbol: CAEM4
Synonyms/Other Names:
CA Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G3G4
State Rank:
S2S3
Other Status: SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12
changed from 2.3 to 2.2 on 2013-04-30
Add Date: 1974-01-01
Date Edited: 2021-10-04
Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub
Blooming Period: (Apr)Jun-Jul(Sep-Oct)
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Elevation:
90 - 725 meters
295 - 2380 feet
General Habitats:
  • Mojavean desert scrub
  • Playas
  • Sonoran desert scrub
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Gravelly
Notes:
Threatened by solar energy development and military activities. Possibly threatened by road maintenance and herbicide use.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 10
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 22 40 %
THREAT LIST:
ORV activity 12 21%
Development 9 16%
Military operations 4 7%
Other 4 7%
Road/trail construction/maint. 4 7%
Total Occurrences: 55
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
2 8 4 5 3 33
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 23
Recent <=20 Years 32
Presence:
Presumed Extant 52
Possibly Extirpated 3
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Sonora, Mexico (SO)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Imperial (IMP), Inyo (INY), Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Amboy (3411556), Broadwell Lake (3411672), Chuckwalla Spring (3311542), Cibola (3311436), Clarks Pass (3411515), Corn Spring (3311563), Coxcomb Mts. (3311583), Coyote Wells (3211568), Daggett (3411678), Dale Lake (3411526), Desert Center (3311564), Dunn (3511614), East of Dale Lake (3411525), East of Red Canyon (3311555), Emerson Lake (3411644), Goffs (3411581), Hayfield (3311566), Hayfield Spring (3311565), Hector (3411674), Lavic Lake (3411663), Ludlow (3411662), Minneola (3411677), Morgans Well (3411652), Mt. Barrow (3311428), Nebo (3411688), New Dale (3411516), Palen Mountains (3311571), Palo Verde (3311446), Palo Verde Peak (3311437), Parker (3411423), Rice (3411417), Savahia Peak NE (3411445), Savahia Peak NW (3411446), Sleeping Beauty (3411673), Snaggletooth (3411456), Stepladder Mts. NW (3411468), Sunshine Peak (3411664)?, Thumb Peak (3311447), Trona East (3511773), Troy Lake (3411675), Victory Pass (3311574), West of Palo Verde Peak (3311438), West of Soda Lake (3511622), Wileys Well (3311448), Yermo (3411687), 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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