Bensoniella oregona

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Scientific Name: Bensoniella oregona (Abrams & Bacig.) Morton
Common Name: bensoniella
Family:	Saxifragaceae
Element Code:	PDSAX02010
USDA Plants Symbol:	BEOR
Synonyms/Other Names:

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: May-Jul

Elevation:
900 - 1400 meters
2955 - 4595 feet

General Habitats:

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes:
Threats: Threatened by logging, grazing, and road maintenance. Possibly threatened by vehicles. Candidate for state listing in OR, where known from only a few occurrences.
Taxonomy:

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	10
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	10	83 %
Logging	9	75%
Other	4	33%
Road/trail construction/maint.	4	33%
Foot traffic/trampling	3	25%
Grazing	2	16%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	2	16%
Non-native plant impacts	2	16%
ORV activity	1	8%
Vandalism/dumping/litter	1	8%
Erosion/runoff	1	8%

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	3
Recent <=20 Years	9

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Oregon (OR)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Humboldt (HUM)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Board Camp Mtn. (4012366), Denny (4012384), Mad River Buttes (4012367), Maple Creek (4012377), Salyer (4012385)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Presumed Extant

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Original Description:	Contributions from the Dudley Herbarium 1:95 (1929)
Revised Nomenclature:	Leaflets of Western Botany 10:181 (1965)
Species Account:	Bensoniella oregona profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018)