Taxon Details

Lasthenia californica ssp. bakeri

Baker's goldfields

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Taxon Summary:

Lasthenia californica ssp. bakeri, commonly known as Baker's goldfields, is a perennial herb in the Asteraceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Closed-cone coniferous forest (openings), Coastal scrub, Marshes and swamps, and Meadows and seeps, growing at elevations from 60 to 520 meters. Lasthenia californica ssp. bakeri is ranked 1B.2, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Moderately threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Lasthenia californica D.C. ex Lindl. ssp. bakeri (J.T. Howell) R. Chan
Common Name: Baker's goldfields
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDAST5L0C4
USDA Plants Symbol:	LACAB
Synonyms/Other Names: Lasthenia macrantha (A. Gray) Greene ssp. bakeri (J.T. Howell) Ornduff
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3T1
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Apr-Oct

Elevation:
60 - 520 meters
195 - 1705 feet

General Habitats:

Closed-cone coniferous forest (openings)
Coastal scrub
Meadows and seeps
Marshes and swamps

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Plants from Pt. Reyes NS, MRN Co. (485B, 485C) may be this taxon; need verification. See Leaflets of Western Botany 1:7 (1932) for original description and Madrono 48(3): 208 (2001) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	2
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	5 %
Foot traffic/trampling	1	5%
Non-native plant impacts	1	5%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					19
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	1	18

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	18
Recent <=20 Years	1

Presence:
Presumed Extant	18
Possibly Extirpated	1
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Marin (MRN), Mendocino (MEN), San Luis Obispo (SLO), Sonoma (SON)*

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Albion (3912327)*, Bodega Head (3812331)*, Drakes Bay (3812218), Fort Bragg (3912347), Gualala (3812375)*, Inglenook (3912357), Mallo Pass Creek (3912316), Mendocino (3912337), Piedras Blancas (3512163), Plantation (3812353)*, Point Arena (3812386), Saunders Reef (3812376), Sebastopol (3812247)*, Tomales (3812228), Valley Ford (3812238)

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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