Species Details

Lepidium latipes var. heckardii

Heckard's pepper-grass

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Classification

Scientific Name: Lepidium latipes Hook. var. heckardii Roll.
Common Name: Heckard's pepper-grass
Family:	Brassicaceae
Element Code:	PDBRA1M0K1
USDA Plants Symbol:	LELAH2
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Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4T1
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: removed from 1B.2 on 2013-03-28
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-01-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: Mar-May
Elevation: 2 - 200 meters 5 - 655 feet
General Habitat: Valley and foothill grassland (alkaline flats)
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat:

Notes

Notes: Many plants from the Woodland area (YOL Co.) are intermediate with L. latipes var. latipes; needs further study. A synonym of L. latipes in TJM 2. See Harvard Papers in Botany 4:47 (1993) for original description.
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					14
A	B	C	D	X	U
4	4	2	0	0	4

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	8
Recent <=20 Years	6

Presence:
Presumed Extant	14
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Glenn (GLE), Merced (MER), Sacramento (SAC), Solano (SOL), Yolo (YOL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Arena (3712036), Clarksburg (3812145), Davis (3812156), Dozier (3812137), Eldorado Bend (3812177), Florin (3812144), Grays Bend (3812166), Liberty Island (3812136), Logandale (3912242), Saxon (3812146), Zamora (3812178)

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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CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Deletion on 2013-03-28