Taxon Details

Brodiaea rosea ssp. vallicola

valley brodiaea

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Taxon Summary:

Brodiaea rosea ssp. vallicola, commonly known as valley brodiaea, is a perennial bulbiferous herb in the Themidaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Valley and foothill grassland, and Vernal pools, growing at elevations from 10 to 335 meters. Brodiaea rosea ssp. vallicola is ranked 4.2, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Moderately threatened in California.

Scientific Name:
Brodiaea rosea (Greene) Baker ssp. vallicola R.E. Preston
Common Name:
valley brodiaea
Family: Themidaceae
Element Code: PMLIL0C0K2
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status: JEF, FNA, POWO,
IPNI, Tropicos
Lifeform: perennial bulbiferous herb
Blooming Period: Apr-May(Jun)
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Elevation:
10 - 335 meters
35 - 1100 feet
General Habitats:
  • Valley and foothill grassland
  • Vernal pools
Microhabitat Details: Silt
Microhabitat:
  • Alluvial Terraces
  • Gravelly
  • Sandy
Notes:
Threatened by urbanization. Previously assigned to B. coronaria; differentiated by staminodes strongly inrolled, tapering to an apex vs. staminodes flat to incurved, uniformly wide from base to obtuse apex in B. coronaria. Similar to B. rosea ssp. rosea, but with perianth always violet, most floral characters longer, and with a disjunct distribution in non-serpentine habitats along the eastern edge of the Great Valley. See Systematic Botany 38(4):1012-1028 (2013) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
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
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Butte (BUT), Calaveras (CAL), Nevada (NEV), Placer (PLA), Sacramento (SAC), San Joaquin (SJQ), Sutter (SUT), Yuba (YUB)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Buffalo Creek (3812152), Camp Far West (3912113), Carbondale (3812141), Carmichael (3812153), Cherokee (3912165), Chico (3912167), Citrus Heights (3812163), Clements (3812121), Folsom (3812162), Goose Creek (3812131), Hamlin Canyon (3912166), Honcut (3912135), Jenny Lind (3812017), Lincoln (3812183), Nord (3912178), Pleasant Grove (3812174), Rio Linda (3812164), Roseville (3812173), Sacramento East (3812154), Salt Spring Valley (3812016), Shippee (3912156), Sloughhouse (3812142), Smartville (3912123), Valley Springs SW (3812018), Wallace (3812028)
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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