Special Status Plants in California's Central Coast Region
From CCoWS Wiki
California Plant Species of special concern
Plants designated as Endangered or Threatened
Group | Common Name | Scientific Name | Federal Status | State Status | Counties | Recovery Plan Name | Recovery Plan Stage |
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Conifers and Cycads | Gowen cypress | Cupressus goveniana ssp. goveniana | Threatened | Threatened | Monterey | Recovery Plan for Five Plants from Monterey County, California | Final |
Conifers and Cycads | Santa Cruz cypress | Cupressus abramsiana | Endangered | Santa Cruz | Recovery Plan for the Santa Cruz Cypress (Cupressus abramsiana) | Final | |
Dicots | beach spectaclepod | Dithyrea maritima | Threatened | None | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | ||
Dicots | box bedstraw | Galium buxifolium | Rare | Endangered | Santa Barbara | ||
Dicots | Gambel's water cress | Nasturtium gambelii | Threatened | Endangered | San Luis Obispo, Santa barbara | ||
Dicots | Hearsts' manzanita | Arctostaphylos hookeri ssp. hearstiorum | Endangered | None | San Luis Obispo | ||
Dicots | Hoover's eriastrum | Eriastrum hooveri | None | Delisted | San Luis Obispo, Santa barbara | ||
Dicots | Indian Knob mountainbalm | Eriodictyon altissimum | Endangered | Endangered | San Luis Obispo | ||
Dicots | La Graciosa thistle | Cirsium scariosum var. loncholepis | Threatened | Endangered | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | ||
Dicots | northern Channel Islands phacelia | Phacelia insularis var. insularis | None | Endangered | Santa Barbara | ||
Dicots | robust spineflower | Chorizanthe robusta var. robusta | None | Endangered | Monterey, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | ||
Dicots | San Francisco popcornflower | Plagiobothrys diffusus | Endangered | None | Santa Cruz | ||
Dicots | San Luis Obispo fountain thistle | Cirsium fontinale var. obispoense | Endangered | Endangered | San Luis Obispo | ||
Dicots | Santa Cruz Island winged-rockcress | Sibara filifolia | None | Endangered | Santa Barbara | ||
Dicots | Santa Cruz wallflower | Erysimum teretifolium | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Cruz | ||
Dicots | Santa Lucia mint | Pogogyne clareana | Endangered | None | Monterey | ||
Dicots | seaside bird's-beak | Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. littoralis | Endangered | None | Monterey, Santa Barbara | ||
Dicots | surf thistle | Cirsium rhothophilum | Threatened | None | San Luis Obispo | ||
Dicots | surf thistle | Cirsium rhothophilum | Threatened | None | Santa Barbara | ||
Dicots | Tidestrom's lupine | Lupinus tidestromii | Endangered | Endangered | Monterey | ||
Flowering Plants | Beach layia | Layia carnosa | Endangered | Endangered | Monterey, Santa Barbara | Seven Coastal Plants and the Myrtle's Silverspot Butterfly Recovery Plan | Final |
Flowering Plants | Ben Lomond spineflower | Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegiana | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Cruz | Recovery Plan for Insect and Plant Taxa from the Santa Cruz Mountains in California | Final |
Flowering Plants | Ben Lomond wallflower | Erysimum teretifolium | Endangered | Santa Cruz | Recovery Plan for Insect and Plant Taxa from the Santa Cruz Mountains in California | Final | |
Flowering Plants | California jewelflower | Caulanthus californicus | Endangered | Endangered | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | Recovery Plan for Upland Species of the San Joaquin Valley, California | Final |
Flowering Plants | California seablite | Suaeda californica | Endangered | Endangered | San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara | Recovery Plan for Tidal Marsh Ecosystems of Northern and Central California | Final |
Flowering Plants | Calistoga allocarya | Plagiobothrys strictus | Endangered | Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | |||
Flowering Plants | Chorro Creek bog thistle | Cirsium fontinale var. obispoense | Endangered | San Luis Obispo | Recovery Plan for the Morro Shoulderband Snail and Four Plants from San Luis Obispo County | Final | |
Flowering Plants | Clover lupine | Lupinus tidestromii | Endangered | Monterey | Seven Coastal Plants and the Myrtle's Silverspot Butterfly Recovery Plan | Final | |
Flowering Plants | Coastal dunes milk-vetch | Astragalus tener var. titi | Endangered | Endangered | Monterey | Recovery Plan for Five Plants from Monterey County, California | Final |
Flowering Plants | Contra Costa goldfields | Lasthenia conjugens | Endangered | Endangered | Monterey, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara | Recovery Plan for Vernal Pool Ecosystems of California and Southern Oregon | Final |
Flowering Plants | Coyote ceanothus | Ceanothus ferrisae | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | Recovery Plan for Serpentine Soil Species of the San Francisco Bay Area | Final |
Flowering Plants | Gambel's watercress | Rorippa gambellii | Endangered | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | Recovery Plan for Marsh Sandwort (Arenaria paludicola) and Gambel's Watercress (Rorippa gambelii) | Final | |
Flowering Plants | Gaviota Tarplant | Deinandra increscens ssp. villosa | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Barbara | ||
Flowering Plants | Hickman's potentilla | Potentilla hickmanii | Endangered | Endangered | Monterey | Recovery Plan for Five Plants from Monterey County, California | Final |
Flowering Plants | Hoffmann's rock-cress | Arabis hoffmannii | Endangered | Santa Barbara | Thirteen Plant Taxa from the Northern Channel Islands Recovery Plan | Final | |
Flowering Plants | Hoffmann's slender-flowered gilia | Gilia tenuiflora ssp. hoffmannii | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Barbara | Thirteen Plant Taxa from the Northern Channel Islands Recovery Plan | Final |
Flowering Plants | Indian Knob mountain balm | Eriodictyon altissimum | Endangered | San Luis Obispo | Recovery Plan for the Morro Shoulderband Snail and Four Plants from San Luis Obispo County | Final | |
Flowering Plants | Island Barberry | Berberis pinnata ssp. insularis | Endangered | Santa Barbara | Thirteen Plant Taxa from the Northern Channel Islands Recovery Plan | Final | |
Flowering Plants | Island bedstraw | Galium buxifolium | Endangered | Santa Barbara | Thirteen Plant Taxa from the Northern Channel Islands Recovery Plan | Final | |
Flowering Plants | Island malacothrix | Malacothrix squalida | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Barbara | Thirteen Plant Taxa from the Northern Channel Islands Recovery Plan | Final |
Flowering Plants | Island phacelia | Phacelia insularis ssp. insularis | Endangered | Santa Barbara | Thirteen Plant Taxa from the Northern Channel Islands Recovery Plan | Final | |
Flowering Plants | Island rush-rose | Helianthemum greenei | Threatened | Threatened | Santa Barbara | Thirteen Plant Taxa from the Northern Channel Islands Recovery Plan | Final |
Flowering Plants | Kern mallow | Eremalche kernensis | Endangered | Endangered | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | Recovery Plan for Upland Species of the San Joaquin Valley, California | Final |
Flowering Plants | La Graciosa thistle | Cirsium loncholepis | Endangered | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | |||
Flowering Plants | Large-flowered fiddleneck | Amsinckia grandiflora | Endangered | Santa Clara | Large-flowered Fiddleneck (Amsinckia grandiflora) Recovery Plan | Final | |
Flowering Plants | Lompoc yerba santa | Eriodictyon capitatum | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Barbara | ||
Flowering Plants | Marsh Sandwort | Arenaria paludicola | Endangered | Endangered | Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz | Recovery Plan for Marsh Sandwort (Arenaria paludicola) and Gambel's Watercress (Rorippa gambelii) | Final |
Flowering Plants | Menzies' wallflower | Erysimum menziesii | Endangered | Endangered | Monterey | Seven Coastal Plants and the Myrtle's Silverspot Butterfly Recovery Plan | Final |
Flowering Plants | Metcalf Canyon jewelflower | Streptanthus albidus ssp. albidus | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | Recovery Plan for Serpentine Soil Species of the San Francisco Bay Area | Final |
Flowering Plants | Monterey clover | Trifolium trichocalyx | Endangered | Endangered | Monterey | Recovery Plan for Five Plants from Monterey County, California | Final |
Flowering Plants | Monterey gilia | Gilia tenuiflora ssp. arenaria | Endangered | Endangered | Monterey, Santa Cruz | Seven Coastal Plants and the Myrtle's Silverspot Butterfly Recovery Plan | Final |
Flowering Plants | Monterey spineflower | Chorizanthe pungens var. pungens | Threatened | Threatened | Monterey, san Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz | Seven Coastal Plants and the Myrtle's Silverspot Butterfly Recovery Plan | Final |
Flowering Plants | Morro manzanita | Arctostaphylos morroensis | Threatened | Threatened | San Luis Obispo | Recovery Plan for the Morro Shoulderband Snail and Four Plants from San Luis Obispo County | Final |
Flowering Plants | Nipomo Mesa lupine | Lupinus nipomensis | Endangered | Endangered | San Luis Obispo | ||
Flowering Plants | Pismo clarkia | Clarkia speciosa ssp. immaculata | Endangered | Endangered | San Luis Obispo | Recovery Plan for the Morro Shoulderband Snail and Four Plants from San Luis Obispo County | Final |
Flowering Plants | Purple amole | Chlorogalum purpureum | Threatened | Monterey, San Luis Obispo | |||
Flowering Plants | Salt marsh bird's-beak | Cordylanthus maritimus ssp. maritimus | Endangered | Endangered | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | Salt Marsh Bird's-beak (Cordylanthus maritimus subsp. maritimus) Recovery Plan | Final |
Flowering Plants | San Benito evening-primrose | Camissonia benitensis | Threatened | Threatened | San Benito | Recovery Plan for Camissonia benitensis (San Benito Evening Primrose) | Final |
Flowering Plants | San Joaquin wooly-threads | Monolopia congdonii | Endangered | Endangered | San Luis Obispo, San Benito, Santa Barbara | Recovery Plan for Upland Species of the San Joaquin Valley, California | Final |
Flowering Plants | San Mateo woolly sunflower | Eriophyllum latilobum | Endangered | Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | Recovery Plan for Serpentine Soil Species of the San Francisco Bay Area | Final | |
Flowering Plants | Santa Barbara Island liveforever | Dudleya traskiae | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara Island Liveforever (Dudleya traskiae) Recovery Plan | Final |
Flowering Plants | Santa Clara Valley dudleya | Dudleya setchellii | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | Recovery Plan for Serpentine Soil Species of the San Francisco Bay Area | Final |
Flowering Plants | Santa Cruz Island bush-mallow | Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. nesioticus | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Barbara | Thirteen Plant Taxa from the Northern Channel Islands Recovery Plan | Final |
Flowering Plants | Santa Cruz Island dudleya | Dudleya nesiotica | Threatened | Threatened | Santa Barbara | Thirteen Plant Taxa from the Northern Channel Islands Recovery Plan | Final |
Flowering Plants | Santa Cruz Island fringepod | Thysanocarpus conchuliferus | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Barbara | Thirteen Plant Taxa from the Northern Channel Islands Recovery Plan | Final |
Flowering Plants | Santa Cruz Island malacothrix | Malacothrix indecora | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Barbara | Thirteen Plant Taxa from the Northern Channel Islands Recovery Plan | Final |
Flowering Plants | Santa Cruz Island rockcress | Sibara filifolia | Endangered | Santa Barbara | |||
Flowering Plants | Santa Cruz tarplant | Holocarpha macradenia | Threatened | Threatened | Monterey, Santa Cruz | ||
Flowering Plants | Santa Rosa Island manzanita | Arctostaphylos confertiflora | Endangered | Santa Barbara | Thirteen Plant Taxa from the Northern Channel Islands Recovery Plan | Final | |
Flowering Plants | Scotts Valley Polygonum | Polygonum hickmanii | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Cruz | Recovery Plan for Insect and Plant Taxa from the Santa Cruz Mountains in California | Final |
Flowering Plants | Scotts Valley spineflower | Chorizanthe robusta var. hartwegii | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Cruz | Recovery Plan for Insect and Plant Taxa from the Santa Cruz Mountains in California | Final |
Flowering Plants | Soft-leaved paintbrush | Castilleja mollis | Endangered | Santa Barbara | Thirteen Plant Taxa from the Northern Channel Islands Recovery Plan | Final | |
Flowering Plants | Spreading navarretia | Navarretia fossalis | Threatened | Threatened | San Luis Obispo | Vernal Pools of Southern California Recovery Plan | Final |
Flowering Plants | Tiburon paintbrush | Castilleja affinis ssp. neglecta | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Clara | Recovery Plan for Serpentine Soil Species of the San Francisco Bay Area | Final |
Flowering Plants | Vandenberg monkeyflower | Mimulus fremontii var. vandenbergensis | Proposed Endangered | Proposed Endangered | Santa Barbara | ||
Flowering Plants | Ventura Marsh Milk-vetch | Astragalus pycnostachyus var. lanosissimus | Endangered | Santa Barbara | |||
Flowering Plants | White-rayed pentachaeta | Pentachaeta bellidiflora | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Cruz | Recovery Plan for Serpentine Soil Species of the San Francisco Bay Area | Final |
Flowering Plants | Yadon's piperia | Piperia yadonii | Endangered | Monterey | Recovery Plan for Five Plants from Monterey County, California | Final | |
Gymnosperms | Santa Cruz cypress | Hesperocyparis abramsiana var. abramsiana | Endangered | Endangered | Santa Cruz | ||
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