Wildlife Habitat




Long-spined Spineflower (Chorizanthe polygonoides var. longispina)


Status:
No Federal listing status, California Native Plant Society List 1B species, El Sobrante Covered Species.

Habitat:
This plant is found primarily on heavy clay soils in open habitat such as coastal sage scrub, chaparral, grasslands, and meadows or clayish outcrops.

Range:
Western San Diego and Riverside counties, south into Baja California, Mexico.

Threats:
Habitat loss due to development and competition from non-native grasslands.

Population at El Sobrante:
Two small populations are present in the El Sobrante Preserve.