Chlorogalum purpureum var. purpureum

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 310.
Revision as of 20:51, 16 December 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer

Panicles 2.5–4 dm. 2n = 60.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat: Open woodlands
Elevation: 300 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Chlorogalum purpureum var. purpureum is known from only three or four localities on the east side of the Santa Lucia Mountains in the South Coast Ranges. The California Native Plant Society considers it to be endangered throughout its range, and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service has listed it as threatened.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.