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Channel Islands National Park
Rare Plants
 
 

Federally listed plants of Channel Islands National Park

The following is the list of 14 threatened or endangered plants found in Channel Islands National Park. A strict legal process is needed in order for a plant or animal species to be listed. Information about the Endangered Species Act and the listing process can be found at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service website.

Scientific Name

Common Name

Plant Family

Federal Status

Arabis hoffmannii

Hoffmann’s rockcress

Brassicaceae

(Mustard Family)

Endangered

Arctostaphylos confertiflora

Santa Rosa Island manzanita

Ericaceae

(Heather Family)

Endangered

Berberis pinnata ssp. insularis

Island barberry

Berberidaceae

(Barberry Family)

Endangered

Castilleja mollis

Soft-leaved paintbrush

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

Endangered

Dudleya nesiotica

Santa Cruz Island live-forever

Crassulaceae

(Stonecrop Family)

Threatened

Dudleya traskiae

Trask’s live-forever

Crassulaceae

(Stonecrop Family)

Endangered

Galium buxifolium

Sea-cliff bedstraw

Rubiaceae

(Madder Family)

Endangered

Gilia tenuiflora ssp. hoffmannii

Hoffmann’s slender-flowered gilia

Polemoniaceae

(Phlox Family)

Endangered

Helianthemum greenei

Island rushrose

Cistaceae

(Rockrose Family)

Threatened

Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. nesioticus

Santa Cruz Island bush mallow

Malvaceae

(Mallow Family)

Endangered

Malacothrix indecora

Santa Cruz Island chicory

Asteraceae

(Sunflower Family)

Endangered

Malacothrix squalida

Island malacothrix

Asteraceae

(Sunflower Family)

Endangered

Phacelia insularis var. insularis

Northern island phacelia

Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family)

Endangered

Thysanocarpus conchuliferus

Santa Cruz Island lace pod

Brassicaceae

(Mustard Family)

Endangered



 

Western Ecological Research Center
USGS Western Ecological Research Center
Information and contacts regarding USGS rare plant studies at the Channel Islands.
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Threatened and endangered plant and animal information.
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Non-native Pests
Non-native Pests
Help stop the spread of non-native pests.
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Did You Know?
The Channel Islands are home to the most well-preserved archeological sites on the Pacific coast, with more than 10,000 years of continuous human occupation recorded.

Last Updated: August 24, 2006 at 19:39 EST