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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory

Species Details

Brodiaea kinkiensis

San Clemente Island brodiaea

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Photo of Brodiaea kinkiensis
© 2011 Neal Kramer 		Photo of Brodiaea kinkiensis
© 2011 Neal Kramer

  Classification

Scientific Name:
Brodiaea kinkiensis Niehaus
Common Name:
San Clemente Island brodiaea
Family: Themidaceae
Element Code: PMLIL0C080
USDA Plants Symbol: BRKI
Synonyms/Other Names:

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G2
State Rank:
 S2
Other Status: SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_CRES
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 1974-01-01
Date Edited: 2022-12-06

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial bulbiferous herb
Blooming Period: May-Jun
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Elevation:
305 - 600 meters
1000 - 1970 feet
General Habitats:
  • Valley and foothill grassland (clay)
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:

  Notes

Notes:
Known from fewer than twenty occurrences. Feral herbivores removed from SCM Isl., and vegetation recovering. See Madroño 19:223-225 (1966) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

  Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 0
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 0 %
THREAT LIST:
No threats

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 17
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
3 0 0 0 0 14
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 9
Recent <=20 Years 8
Presence:
Presumed Extant 17
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

  Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
San Clemente Island Central (3211874), San Clemente Island North (3211885), San Clemente Island South (3211873)
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
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  Selected References

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 13 November 2024].