CNPS

CNPS Rare Plant Inventory

Species Details

Meconella oregana

Oregon meconella

  Download Report   Calflora     eFlora     CCH     CalPhotos
Photo by © 2021 Scot Loring max-height:128px; max-width:145px;
© 2021 Scot Loring 		Photo by ©2015 Aaron Schusteff max-height:128px; max-width:145px;
©2015 Aaron Schusteff 		Photo by © 2021 Scot Loring max-height:128px; max-width:145px;
© 2021 Scot Loring

Classification

Scientific Name:
Meconella oregana Nutt.
Common Name:
Oregon meconella
Family: Papaveraceae
Element Code: PDPAP0G030
USDA Plants Symbol: MEOR
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G2G3
State Rank:
 S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 1974-01-01
Date Edited: 2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: Mar-Apr
Elevation:
250 - 620 meters
820 - 2035 feet
General Habitat:
  • Coastal prairie
  • Coastal scrub
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat:

Notes

Notes:
Known in CA only from five occurrences. Threatened by alteration of fire regimes. Candidate for state listing in OR, and state-listed as Threatened in WA. Not in The Jepson Manual.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Other:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 9
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 1 0 0 0 8
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 4
Recent <=20 Years 5
Presence:
Presumed Extant 9
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)
Contra Costa (CCA), Monterey (MNT), San Luis Obispo (SLO), Santa Clara (SCL)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Briones Valley (3712282), Carmel Valley (3612146), Isabel Valley (3712135), Oakland East (3712272), Spreckels (3612156), York Mountain (3512057)
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

Map

Presumed Extant
Print this Map
Counties   Quads

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 11 August 2022].