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Eriastrum hooveri

(Jepson) Mason

Hoover's Eriastrum

G3Vulnerable Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160624
Element CodePDPLM03070
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderSolanales
FamilyPolemoniaceae
GenusEriastrum
Other Common Names
Hoover's woolly-star (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date2014-08-26
Change Date1997-03-18
Edition Date1998-09-09
Edition AuthorsGRIES, D.
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Rank Reasons
Endemic to California, Eriastrum hooveri is known from over fifty occurrences in seven counties. Two occurrences are protected by The Nature Conservancy, two occur in state managed areas and part of one occurrence is on land owned by the Bureau of Land Management. This plant is threatened by agriculture, grazing, urbanization, energy development, proposed reservoir development, and vehicle activity.
Range Extent Comments
Endemic to California, is known from Fresno, King, Kern, Santa Barbara, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, and Tulare Counties (Skinner 1997).
Occurrences Comments
Known from over fifty occurrences (Morse 1993). Known from 130 occurrences, twelve of which have been extirpated (Fish and Wildlife Service 1990).
Threat Impact Comments
Threatened by agriculture, grazing, urbanization, energy development, proposed reservoir development, and vehicles (Skinner 1997 and Fish and Wildlife Service 1990).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Chenopod scrub, pinyon and juniper woodland, valley and foothill grassland (Skinner 1997).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
CuyamaLos Padres National Forest19,631
Fox MountainLos Padres National Forest52,072
References (5)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Morse, Larry. 1993. Chief Botanist, The Nature Conservancy. Email to Lynn Kutner. March 25.
  3. Skinner, M.W., and B.M. Pavlik, eds. 1997 (1994). Inventory of rare and endangered vascular plants of California. 1997 Electronic Inventory Update of 1994 5th edition, California Native Plant Society, Special Publication No. 1, Sacramento.
  4. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 1990. Determination of Endangered or Threatened Status for Five Plants from the Southern San Joaquin Valley. Federal Register 55(139): 29361-29370.
  5. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). March 6, 2001. Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; proposal to delist <i>Eriastrum hooveri </i>(Hoover's woolly-star). Federal Register 66(44): 13474-13480.