Species Details

Brodiaea sierrae

Sierra foothills brodiaea

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Classification

Scientific Name: Brodiaea sierrae R.E. Preston
Common Name: Sierra foothills brodiaea
Family:	Themidaceae
Element Code:	PMLIL0C0J0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 4.3 on 2012-11-20
Add Date:	2012-11-20
Date Edited:	2021-09-27

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial bulbiferous herb
Blooming Period: May-Aug
Elevation: 50 - 980 meters 165 - 3215 feet
General Habitat: Chaparral Cismontane woodland Lower montane coniferous forest
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat: Gabbroic Serpentinite (usually)

Notes

Notes: Potentially threatened by vehicles, road maintenance, road widening, development, illegal dumping, urbanization, horticultural collecting, and hydrological alterations. Similar to, and previously included in B. californica; actually more similar to B. leptandra. See Novon 16:254-259 (2006) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Butte (BUT), Nevada (NEV), Placer (PLA), Yuba (YUB)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bangor (3912144), Berry Creek (3912164), Challenge (3912142), Cherokee (3912165), Clipper Mills (3912152), Forbestown (3912153), French Corral (3912132), Grass Valley (3912121), Loma Rica (3912134), Nevada City (3912131), Oroville (3912155), Oroville Dam (3912154), Paradise East (3912175), Pulga (3912174), Rackerby (3912143), Rough And Ready (3912122), Smartville (3912123), Wolf Creek (3811956)

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.

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Addition on 2012-11-20