CNPS

CNPS Rare Plant Inventory

Species Details

Fritillaria falcata

talus fritillary

  Download Report   Calflora    eFlora    CCH    CalPhotos  
Photo of Fritillaria falcata
© 2013 Aaron Schusteff 		Photo of Fritillaria falcata
© 2010 Aaron Schusteff 		Photo of Fritillaria falcata
© 2011 Aaron Schusteff

  Classification

Scientific Name:
Fritillaria falcata (Jeps.) D. E. Beetle
Common Name:
talus fritillary
Family: Liliaceae
Element Code: PMLIL0V070
USDA Plants Symbol: FRFA2
Synonyms/Other Names:

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G2
State Rank:
 S2
Other Status: BLM_S; IUCN_EN; SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_SBBG; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 1974-01-01
Date Edited: 2022-01-05

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial bulbiferous herb
Blooming Period: Mar-May
JFMAMJJASOND
Elevation:
300 - 1525 meters
985 - 5005 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chaparral
  • Cismontane woodland
  • Lower montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Serpentinite
  • Talus (often)

  Notes

Notes:
Threatened by vehicles. See Flora of California 1(6):309 (1922) by W.L. Jepson for original description, and Madroño 7(5):133-159 (1944) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

  Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 5
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 4 25 %
THREAT LIST:
ORV activity 2 12%
Other 1 6%
Over-collecting/poaching 1 6%
Road/trail construction/maint. 1 6%
Feral pigs 1 6%

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 16
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
7 0 0 0 0 9
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 13
Recent <=20 Years 3
Presence:
Presumed Extant 16
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

  Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Alameda (ALA), Monterey (MNT), San Benito (SBT), Santa Clara (SCL), Stanislaus (STA)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Cedar Mtn. (3712155), Copper Mtn. (3712143), Eylar Mtn. (3712145), Idria (3612046), Mt. Boardman (3712144), San Benito Mtn. (3612036), Ventana Cones (3612136)
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
Click on quad for name. Hold Shift Key to use mouse scroll wheel

  Selected References

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2023. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 29 May 2023].