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Systenotheca vortriedei

(Brandeg.) Reveal & Hardham

Vortriede Spineflower

G3Vulnerable Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.154981
Element CodePDPGN0W010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPolygonales
FamilyPolygonaceae
GenusSystenotheca
Synonyms
Centrostegia vortriedei(Brandeg.) Goodman
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 Date2014-12-08
Change Date1997-03-18
Edition Date2002-07-23
Edition AuthorsOliver, L.
Rank Reasons
Systenotheca vortriedei is endemic to California and known from Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties (CNPS 2001),and specifically from the Santa Lucia Mountains (Hickman 1993). While S. vortriedei is considered rare, it is found in sufficient numbers and distributed widely enough such that the current risk of extinction in low (CNPS 2001). S. vortriedei is found in chaparral, cismontane woodland on sandy or serpentinite soils between 520 and 1600 meters in elevation (CNPS 2001 and Hickman 1993).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Chalk PeakLos Padres National Forest7,472
References (4)
  1. California Native Plant Society (CNPS). 2001. Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California (sixth edition). Rare Plant Scientific Advisory Committee, David P. Tibor, Convening Editor. California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. x + 388pp.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae: Caryophyllales, Polygonales, and Plumbaginales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 656 pp.
  3. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  4. 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.