Species Details

Brodiaea insignis

Kaweah brodiaea

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Photo of Brodiaea insignis
© 2007 Robert E. Preston, Ph.D.
Photo of Brodiaea insignis
© 2007 Robert E. Preston, Ph.D.
Photo of Brodiaea insignis
© 2007 Robert E. Preston, Ph.D.
Scientific Name:
Brodiaea insignis (Jeps.) Niehaus
Common Name:
Kaweah brodiaea
Family: Themidaceae
Element Code: PMLIL0C060
USDA Plants Symbol: BRIN5
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: perennial bulbiferous herb
Blooming Period: Apr-Jun
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Elevation:
150 - 1400 meters
490 - 4595 feet
General Habitats:
  • Cismontane woodland
  • Meadows and seeps
  • Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Clay (sometimes)
  • Granitic (sometimes)
Notes:
Known only from the Tule and Kaweah River drainages. Threatened by residential development, road maintenance, vehicles, grazing, and non-native plants. See Flora of California 1(6):288 (1922) by W.L. Jepson for original description, and University of California Publications in Botany 60:52 (1971) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 6
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 21 78 %
THREAT LIST:
Grazing 17 62%
Development 8 29%
Foot traffic/trampling 3 11%
Road/trail construction/maint. 2 7%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime 1 3%
Total Occurrences: 27
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
3 9 3 0 0 12
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 24
Recent <=20 Years 3
Presence:
Presumed Extant 27
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Tulare (TUL)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Camp Wishon (3611826), Case Mountain (3611847), Chickencoop Canyon (3611838), Dennison Peak (3611837), Kaweah (3611848), Solo Peak (3611816), Springville (3611827), Woodlake (3611941)
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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