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Species Details

Rorippa columbiae

Columbia yellow cress

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Classification

Scientific Name:
Rorippa columbiae (Robinson) Howell
Common Name:
Columbia yellow cress
Family: Brassicaceae
Element Code: PDBRA27060
USDA Plants Symbol: ROCO3
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G3
State Rank:
 S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 1980-01-01
Date Edited: 2022-05-11

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb
Blooming Period: May-Sep
Elevation:
1200 - 1800 meters
3935 - 5905 feet
General Habitat:
  • Lower montane coniferous forest
  • Meadows and seeps
  • Playas
  • Vernal pools
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat:
  • Mesic

Notes

Notes:
Threatened by grazing and trampling. Candidate for state listing in OR, and state-listed as Threatened in WA. See Sida 4:294-296 (1972) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Other:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 26
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
1 2 3 3 0 17
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 13
Recent <=20 Years 13
Presence:
Presumed Extant 26
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Oregon (OR), Washington (WA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Humboldt (HUM), Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD), Siskiyou (SIS)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Big Sage Reservoir (4112056), Boles Meadows East (4112067), Bray (4112168), Captain Jacks Stronghold (4112175), Double Head Mtn. (4112172), Hambone (4112136), Horse Peak (4112147), Jacks Butte (4112057), MacDoel (4112271), Mahogany Ridge (4112055), Medicine Lake (4112155), Newell (4112183), Orleans (4112335), Pine Creek Valley (4012151), Pinnacle Lake (4112171), Rimrock Lake (4112162), Sagebrush Butte (4112181), The Panhandle (4112174), Tulelake (4112184)
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

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Selected References

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2022. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9-01 1.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 19 May 2022].