Species Details

Leptosyne hamiltonii

Mt. Hamilton coreopsis

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Classification

Scientific Name: Leptosyne hamiltonii Elmer
Common Name: Mt. Hamilton coreopsis
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDAST2L0C0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Coreopsis hamiltonii

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_UCBG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: Mar-May
Elevation: 550 - 1300 meters 1805 - 4265 feet
General Habitat: Cismontane woodland (rocky)
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat:

Notes

Notes: Known only from the Mt. Hamilton Range. See Botanical Gazette 41:323-324 (1906) for original description, and Madroño 4(7):214-215 (1938) for revised nomenclature.
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					21
A	B	C	D	X	U
12	6	0	0	0	3

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	18
Recent <=20 Years	3

Presence:
Presumed Extant	21
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Alameda (ALA), Santa Clara (SCL), Stanislaus (STA)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Cedar Mtn. (3712155), Isabel Valley (3712135), Lick Observatory (3712136), Lone Tree Creek (3712154), Mississippi Creek (3712124), Mt. Stakes (3712134), Solyo (3712153)

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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