Taxon Details

Lepidium jaredii ssp. album

Panoche pepper-grass

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Taxon Summary:

Lepidium jaredii ssp. album, commonly known as Panoche pepper-grass, is a annual herb in the Brassicaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Valley and foothill grassland (clay, steep slopes, and sometimes alkaline), growing at elevations from 185 to 745 meters. Lepidium jaredii ssp. album is ranked 1B.2, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Moderately threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Lepidium jaredii Bdg. ssp. album Hoov.
Common Name: Panoche pepper-grass
Family:	Brassicaceae
Element Code:	PDBRA1M0G2
USDA Plants Symbol:	LEJAA
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2G3T2T3
State Rank:	S2S3
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes: changed from 1B.2 to 1B.2 on 2013-03-27
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-01-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Feb-Jun

Elevation:
185 - 745 meters
605 - 2445 feet

General Habitats:

Valley and foothill grassland (clay, steep slopes, sometimes alkaline)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Potentially threatened by wind energy development. Possibly threated by grazing and vehicles. Not in TJM (1993) and TJM 2. See Leaflets of Western Botany 10:345 (1966) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	3
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	5	8 %
Grazing	2	3%
Other	2	3%
Mining	1	1%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					60
A	B	C	D	X	U
14	7	0	0	3	36

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	10
Recent <=20 Years	50

Presence:
Presumed Extant	57
Possibly Extirpated	1
Presumed Extirpated	2

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Fresno (FRE), Merced (MER), San Benito (SBT)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Cerro Colorado (3612068), Chaney Ranch (3612065), Chounet Ranch (3612066), Ciervo Mtn. (3612045), Domengine Ranch (3612033), Hammonds Ranch (3612076), Hernandez Reservoir (3612047), Idria (3612046), Laguna Seca Ranch (3612077), Levis (3612054), Lillis Ranch (3612044)*, Mercey Hot Springs (3612067)*, Monocline Ridge (3612055), Ortigalita Peak (3612078), Riverdale (3611947)*, Tumey Hills (3612056)

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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Presumed Extant

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