Species Details

Taraxacum californicum

California dandelion

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Classification

Scientific Name: Taraxacum californicum Munz & Jtn.
Common Name: California dandelion
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDAST93050
USDA Plants Symbol:	TACA5
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Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Fed List:	FE (1998-09-14)
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G1G2
State Rank:	S1S2
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes: changed from 1B.2 to 1B.1 on 2007-02-16
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Aug
Elevation: 1620 - 2800 meters 5315 - 9185 feet
General Habitat: Meadows and seeps (mesic)
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Notes

Notes: Known only from San Bernardino Mtns. Seriously threatened by development, grazing and trampling, hydrological alterations, mining, vehicles, recreation, and hybridization with non-native T. officinale. See Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 52:227-228 (1925) for original description, and Madroño 45(4):283-289 (1998) for information on genotypic diversity.
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					45
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	12	13	1	5	14

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	26
Recent <=20 Years	19

Presence:
Presumed Extant	40
Possibly Extirpated	1
Presumed Extirpated	4

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Big Bear City (3411637), Big Bear Lake (3411628), Fawnskin (3411638), Moonridge (3411627), Onyx Peak (3411626), San Gorgonio Mtn. (3411617)

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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