Taxon Details

Woodsia plummerae

Plummer's woodsia

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Taxon Summary:

Woodsia plummerae, commonly known as Plummer's woodsia, is a perennial rhizomatous herb in the Woodsiaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Pinyon and juniper woodland (granitic, and rocky), growing at elevations from 1600 to 2000 meters. Woodsia plummerae is ranked 2B.3, Plants Rare, Threatened, or Endangered in California, But More Common Elsewhere; Not very threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Woodsia plummerae Lemmon
Common Name: Plummer's woodsia
Family:	Woodsiaceae
Element Code:	PPDRY0U0A0
USDA Plants Symbol:	WOPL
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb

Blooming Period: May-Sep

Elevation:
1600 - 2000 meters
5250 - 6560 feet

General Habitats:

Pinyon and juniper woodland (granitic, rocky)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: See Botanical Gazette 7:6 (1882) for original description, and Madroño 22(4):378 (1974) and 26(1):56 (1978) for distributional information.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					9
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	9

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	8
Recent <=20 Years	1

Presence:
Presumed Extant	9
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), Baja California (BA), California (CA), Colorado (CO), New Mexico (NM), Oklahoma (OK), Sonora, Mexico (SO), South America (SA), Texas (TX)

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

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Clark Mtn. (3511555), Fountain Peak (3411585), Ivanpah (3511533), Kingston Peak (3511568), Mid Hills (3511524), Pinto Valley (3511523)

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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