Taxon Details

Brodiaea pallida

Chinese Camp brodiaea

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Taxon Summary:

Brodiaea pallida, commonly known as Chinese Camp brodiaea, is a perennial bulbiferous herb in the Themidaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Cismontane woodland, and Valley and foothill grassland, growing at elevations from 165 to 385 meters. Brodiaea pallida is ranked 1B.1, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Seriously threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Brodiaea pallida Hoov.
Common Name: Chinese Camp brodiaea
Family:	Themidaceae
Element Code:	PMLIL0C0C0
USDA Plants Symbol:	BRPA2
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Fed List:	FT (1998-09-14)
State List:	CE (1978-11-01)
Global Rank:	G1
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:	IUCN_EN
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial bulbiferous herb

Blooming Period: May-Jun

Elevation:
165 - 385 meters
540 - 1265 feet

General Habitats:

Cismontane woodland
Valley and foothill grassland

Microhabitat Details: vernal streambeds

Microhabitat:

Serpentine (often)

Notes

Notes: Known from only two occurrences near Chinese Camp. Part of one occurrence destroyed by construction in 1982; remainder threatened by residential development. Hybridizes with B. elegans ssp. elegans. See Leaflets of Western Botany 2:129-130 (1938) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	7
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	2	40 %
Development	2	40%
Road/trail construction/maint.	2	40%
Erosion/runoff	1	20%
Grazing	1	20%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	1	20%
Biocides	1	20%
Dam/Inundation	1	20%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					5
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	2	2	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	5

Presence:
Presumed Extant	5
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Calaveras (CAL), Tuolumne (TUO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Chinese Camp (3712074), Copperopolis (3712086), New Melones Dam (3712085)

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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