Species Details
Balsamorhiza macrolepis
big-scale balsamroot
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©2011 Vernon Smith |
©1995 Saint Mary's College of California |
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Scientific Name: Balsamorhiza macrolepis W.M. Sharp |
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Common Name: big-scale balsamroot |
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| Family: | Asteraceae | |
| Element Code: | PDAST11061 | |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | BAMA3 | |
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| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.2 |
| Fed List: | None |
| State List: | None |
| Global Rank: | G2 |
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State Rank: |
S2 |
| Other Status: | BLM_S; USFS_S |
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CRPR Changes: |
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| Add Date: | 1974-01-01 |
| Date Edited: | 2023-05-02 |
| Lifeform: perennial herb | ||||||||||||||
Blooming Period: Mar-Jun
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Elevation:
45 - 1555 meters 150 - 5100 feet |
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General Habitats:
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Microhabitat:
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Notes: Threatened by grazing. Potentially threatened by residential or recreational development. Possibly threatened by energy development and non-native plants. See Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 22:132 (1935) for original description. |
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Threats: Threatened by grazing. Potentially threatened by residential or recreational development. Possibly threatened by renewable energy development. |
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Taxonomy: |
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| Threat List Total: | 12 | |
| Total EOs | % of EOs | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | 29 | 57 % |
| THREAT LIST: | ||
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| Development | 12 | 23% |
| Road/trail construction/maint. | 7 | 13% |
| Wood cutting or brush clearing | 6 | 11% |
| Grazing | 5 | 9% |
| Non-native plant impacts | 5 | 9% |
| Foot traffic/trampling | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| ORV activity | 2 | 3% |
| Recreational use (non-ORV) | 1 | 1% |
| Logging | 1 | 1% |
| Mining | 1 | 1% |
| Vandalism/dumping/litter | 1 | 1% |
| Total Occurrences: | 51 | ||||
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| A | B | C | D | X | U |
| 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
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| Historical >20 Years | 25 | ||||
| Recent <=20 Years | 26 | ||||
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| Presumed Extant | 49 | ||||
| Possibly Extirpated | 1 | ||||
| Presumed Extirpated | 1 | ||||
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States: Name (Code) California (CA) |
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California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) Alameda (ALA), Amador (AMA), Butte (BUT), Colusa (COL), El Dorado (ELD), Lake (LAK), Mariposa (MPA), Napa (NAP), Placer (PLA), Santa Clara (SCL), Shasta (SHA), Solano (SOL), Sonoma (SON), Tehama (TEH), Tuolumne (TUO) |
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Quads: Name (Quad Code) Ackerson Mtn. (3711977), Altamont (3712166)*, Amador City (3812047), Ascension Mtn. (3711978), Bartlett Springs (3912226), Bear Valley (3712051), Brush Creek (3912163), Chico (3912167), Cordelia (3812222), Coulterville (3712062), El Portal (3711967), Gilroy (3712115), Hayward (3712261), Hornitos (3712052), Hough Springs (3912225), Jackson (3812037), Jawbone Ridge (3712071), Jericho Valley (3812274), Knoxville (3812273), Leesville (3912224), Lincoln (3812183), Mariposa (3711948), Mitchell Gulch (4012234), Mt. Sizer (3712125), Palo Cedro (4012252), Pilot Hill (3812171), Riley Ridge (3912286), Roseville (3812173), Rosewood (4012235), San Jose East (3712137), Santa Rosa (3812246), Shippee (3912156), Sonoma (3812234), Sonora (3712084), Standard (3712083), Stumpfield Mtn. (3711947), Wilbur Springs (3912214) |
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Notes:
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Presumed Extant
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