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Micropus californicus

Fisch. & C.A. Mey.

Slender Cottonweed

G5Secure Found in 21 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.131106
Element CodePDAST6D010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusMicropus
Synonyms
Bombycilaena californica(Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Holub
Other Common Names
Q-Tips (EN) q-tips (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Taxonomic Comments
Comprised of two varieties (Hickman 1993; Kartesz 1999).
Conservation Status
Review Date2000-10-16
Change Date1990-01-16
Edition Date2000-10-16
Edition AuthorsRusso, Mary (TNC WRO), 1/89; rev. B. MacBryde, 10/2000.
Rank Reasons
The species ranges from Oregon to Baja California in Mexico, and in general is considered common.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
OregonSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (21)
California (20)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainLos Padres National Forest913
Big RocksLos Padres National Forest11,866
CamuesaLos Padres National Forest8,209
Chalk PeakLos Padres National Forest7,472
DiableLos Padres National Forest19,597
EagleShasta-Trinity National Forest6,553
Eagle PeakCleveland National Forest6,481
Garcia MountainLos Padres National Forest7,850
Greenhorn CreekSequoia National Forest28,226
IshiLassen National Forest21,805
JuncalLos Padres National Forest12,289
ManzanaLos Padres National Forest2,101
Mill CreekSequoia National Forest27,643
MonoLos Padres National Forest28,141
Pine CreekCleveland National Forest503
Santa CruzLos Padres National Forest21,182
Snow MountainMendocino National Forest14,457
Stanley MountainLos Padres National Forest14,674
TrabucoCleveland National Forest23,341
WildhorseCleveland National Forest1,483
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
References (7)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 19. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 6: Asteraceae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 579 pp.
  2. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  3. Junak, S., T. Ayers, R. Scott, D. Wilken, and D. Young. 1995. A flora of Santa Cruz Island. Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara, California. 397 pp.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  5. Munz, P.A. 1974. A flora of southern California. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1086 pp.
  6. Peck, M.E. 1961. A manual of the higher plants of Oregon. 2nd edition. Binsford & Mort, Portland, Oregon. 936 pp.
  7. Wiggins, I.L. 1980. Flora of Baja California. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, California. 1025 pp.