Species Details

Howellia aquatilis

water howellia

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Photo of Howellia aquatilis
©2018 John Doyen
Photo of Howellia aquatilis
©2018 John Doyen
Photo of Howellia aquatilis
©2018 John Doyen
CA Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2
Fed List: FD (2021-07-16)
State List: None
Global Rank: G3
State Rank:
S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12
Add Date: 1974-01-01
Date Edited: 2023-06-06
Lifeform: annual herb (aquatic)
Blooming Period: Jun
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Elevation:
1085 - 1290 meters
3560 - 4230 feet
General Habitats:
  • Marshes and swamps (freshwater)
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
Notes:
Federally listed as threatened on 1994-08-15; Delisted due to Recovery on 2021-07-16. Rediscovered in CA in 1996 by D. Isle and D. Efseaff. Previously known in CA from only a single collection near Howard Lake in 1928; where possibly extirpated by cattle grazing and trampling. Endangered in ID and OR, and state-listed as Threatened in WA.
Threats:
Threatened by hydrological alteration, grazing, and trampling.
Taxonomy:
Inadvertently omitted from The Jepson Manual.
Threat List Total: 3
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 3 43 %
THREAT LIST:
Foot traffic/trampling 1 14%
Non-native plant impacts 1 14%
Other 1 14%
Total Occurrences: 7
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
2 2 1 0 0 2
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 1
Recent <=20 Years 6
Presence:
Presumed Extant 7
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Idaho (ID), Montana (MT), Oregon (OR)*, Washington (WA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Humboldt (HUM), Mendocino (MEN), Trinity (TRI)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Alderpoint (4012325), Black Lassic (4012335), Buck Rock (3912288), Fort Seward (4012326), Leech Lake Mtn. (3912381)
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.
Presumed Extant
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Original Description: Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 15:43 (1879)
Species Account: Howellia aquatilis profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018)
Other: Recovery Plan for Howellia aquatilis (water howellia) (USFWS 1996)
Other: Wasmann Journal of Biology 33:90-91 (1975) [CA record]
Other: Conservation Biology 2(3):275-282 (1988) [Ecological information]
Other: Fremontia 25:3 (1997) [Account of rediscovery]