Species Details

Limnanthes floccosa ssp. floccosa

woolly meadowfoam

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Photo of Limnanthes floccosa ssp. floccosa
© 2021 Scot Loring
Photo of Limnanthes floccosa ssp. floccosa
© 2020 Neal Krame
Photo of Limnanthes floccosa ssp. floccosa
©2020 Neal Kramer
Scientific Name:
Limnanthes floccosa Howell ssp. floccosa
Common Name:
woolly meadowfoam
Family: Limnanthaceae
Element Code: PDLIM02043
USDA Plants Symbol: LIFLF
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: Mar-May(Jun)
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Elevation:
60 - 1335 meters
195 - 4380 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chaparral
  • Cismontane woodland
  • Valley and foothill grassland
  • Vernal pools
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Vernally Mesic
Notes:
Threats:

Threatened by grazing and road widening. Potentially threatened by development. Possibly threatened by non-native plants.

Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 10
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 34 63 %
THREAT LIST:
Grazing 23 42%
Logging 9 16%
Wood cutting or brush clearing 7 12%
Development 5 9%
Other 4 7%
Total Occurrences: 54
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
9 18 9 2 0 16
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 54
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 54
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Oregon (OR)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Butte (BUT), Lake (LAK), Lassen (LAS), Napa (NAP), Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS), Tehama (TEH), Trinity (TRI)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Acorn Hollow (4012118), Balls Ferry (4012242), Beegum (4012237), Bella Vista (4012262), Bend (4012232), Bieber (4112112), Big Bend (4112118), Burney (4012186), Burney Falls (4112116), Cable Mtn. (4012183), Campbell Mound (3912187), Cassel (4012185), Chickabally Mtn. (4012236), Clearlake Highlands (3812286), Clough Gulch (4012251), Cold Fork (4012226), Dales (4012231), Dana (4112115), Detert Reservoir (3812265), Dewitt Peak (4012128), Finley Butte (4012137), Hayfork (4012352), Inskip Hill (4012138), Inwood (4012158), Kelseyville (3812287), Los Molinos (4012211), Lowrey (4012215), Mineral (4012135), Montague (4112265), Nord (3912178), Oak Run (4012261), Olinda (4012244), Palermo (3912145), Palo Cedro (4012252), Panther Spring (4012127), Platina (4012238), Red Bluff East (4012222), Richardson Springs (3912177), Richardson Springs NW (3912188), Roaring Creek (4012188), Tuscan Springs (4012221), Viola (4012156), West of Biggs (3912147), Yreka (4112266)
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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