Species Details

Calycadenia micrantha

small-flowered calycadenia

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Photo of Calycadenia micrantha
©2021 Aaron Arthur
Photo of Calycadenia micrantha
©2012 Jake Ruygt
Scientific Name:
Calycadenia micrantha R.L. Carr & G.D. Carr
Common Name:
small-flowered calycadenia
Family: Asteraceae
Element Code: PDAST1P0C0
USDA Plants Symbol: CAMI53
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Sep
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Elevation:
5 - 1500 meters
15 - 4920 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chaparral
  • Meadows and seeps (volcanic)
  • Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat Details: sparsely vegetated areas
Microhabitat:
  • Roadsides
  • Rocky
  • Scree
  • Serpentine (sometimes)
  • Talus
Notes:
Most populations small. Surveys at type locality unsuccessful in 2005.  
Threats:
Threatened by road maintenance, and potentially threatened by fuel breaks, development, alteration of fire regimes, non-native plants, military activities, and feral pigs.
Taxonomy:
Formerly included in C. truncata ssp. microcephala, a synonym of C. truncata in TJM (1993).
Threat List Total: 8
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 8 36 %
THREAT LIST:
Foot traffic/trampling 3 13%
Non-native plant impacts 3 13%
Other 2 9%
Grazing 2 9%
Military operations 2 9%
Total Occurrences: 22
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
1 5 1 0 0 15
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 12
Recent <=20 Years 10
Presence:
Presumed Extant 22
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Colusa (COL), Humboldt (HUM), Lake (LAK), Monterey (MNT), Trinity (TRI)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Alder Peak (3512183), Bartlett Mtn. (3912227), Bartlett Springs (3912226), Blake Mountain (4012355), Burro Mountain (3512173), Elk Mountain (3912238), Highland Springs (3812288), Lake Mountain (4012314), Long Ridge (4012313), Potato Hill (3912237), Sportshaven (4012344), Swim Ridge (4012322), Upper Lake (3912228)
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.
Presumed Extant
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