Species Details

Darlingtonia californica

California pitcherplant

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Classification

Scientific Name: Darlingtonia californica Torr.
Common Name: California pitcherplant
Family:	Sarraceniaceae
Element Code:	PDSAR01010
USDA Plants Symbol:	DACA5
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:	IUCN_LC; SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1980-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-12-09

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb (carnivorous)

Blooming Period: Apr-Aug

Elevation:
0 - 2585 meters
0 - 8480 feet

General Habitats:

Bogs and fens
Meadows and seeps

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Mesic
Seeps (usually)
Serpentine (usually)

Notes

Notes: Threatened by horticultural collecting and mining. On watch list in OR. See Fremontia 14(2):18 (1986) for habitat information.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

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

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

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

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

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Butte (BUT), Del Norte (DNT), Humboldt (HUM), Mendocino (MEN), Nevada (NEV), Plumas (PLU), Shasta (SHA), Sierra (SIE), Siskiyou (SIS), Trinity (TRI), Yuba (YUB)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Seven Lakes Mtn. (3911988), American House (3912161), Billys Peak (4112227), Blue Canyon (3912036), Broken Rib Mtn. (4112386), Bucks Lake (3912182), Callahan (4112237), Cant Hook Mtn. (4112368), Caribou (4012112), Caribou Lake (4112218), Carrville (4112216), Chicken Hawk Hill (4112214), Childs Hill (4112461), Chimney Rock (4112356), China Mtn. (4112245), Cisco Grove (3912035), City of Mount Shasta (4112233), Covington Mill (4012287), Crescent Mills (4012018), Devils Punchbowl (4112376), Dunsmuir (4112223), English Mtn. (3912045), Etna (4112248), Fort Jones (4112257), Gasquet (4112378), Gazelle Mtn. (4112246), Goodyears Bar (3912058), Graniteville (3912046), Greenview (4112258), High Divide (4112481), High Plateau Mtn. (4112388), Hiouchi (4112471), Hurdygurdy Butte (4112377), Jonesville (4012114), Klamath Glen (4112358), Mathison Peak (3912336), Meadow Valley (3912181), Mount Eddy (4112234), Mumbo Basin (4112225), North Bloomfield (3912038), Olivehurst (3912115), Orick (4112431), Polar Bear Mtn. (4112385), Prescott Mtn. (4112366), Preston Peak (4112375), Quincy (3912088), Rush Creek Lakes (4012278), Scott Mountain (4112236), Seven Lakes Basin (4112224), Shelly Creek Ridge (4112387), Ship Mountain (4112367), Sierra City (3912056), Siligo Peak (4012288), Smith River (4112482), South China Mtn. (4112235), Strawberry Valley (3912151), Summit Valley (4112357), Tangle Blue Lake (4112226), Thompson Peak (4112311), Trinity Center (4012286), Twain (4012111), Whisky Bill Peak (4112215), Ycatapom Peak (4112217)

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.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory