Species Details

Clarkia virgata

Sierra clarkia

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Classification

Scientific Name: Clarkia virgata Greene
Common Name: Sierra clarkia
Family:	Onagraceae
Element Code:	PDONA05160
USDA Plants Symbol:	CLVI2
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:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: May-Aug

Elevation:
400 - 1680 meters
1310 - 5510 feet

General Habitats:

Cismontane woodland
Lower montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes:
Threats: Possibly threatened by road maintenance and non-native plants.
Taxonomy: May form sterile hybrids with C. australis.

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

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)
Amador (AMA), Calaveras (CAL), El Dorado (ELD), Mariposa (MPA), Placer (PLA), Plumas (PLU), Tuolumne (TUO), Yuba (YUB)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ackerson Mtn. (3711977), Amador City (3812047), Ascension Mtn. (3711978), Aukum (3812056), Boards Crossing (3812032), Buckingham Mtn. (3711957), Caldor (3812054), Camino (3812066), Camptonville (3912141), Cherry Lake South (3711988), Crandall Peak (3812022), Devil Peak (3812085), Devils Nose (3812044), Dorrington (3812033), Duckwall Mtn. (3712081), Echo Lake (3812071), Foresthill (3912017), Garnet Hill (3812043), Georgetown (3812087), Groveland (3712072), Kyburz (3812073), Leek Spring Hill (3812063), Omo Ranch (3812055), Peddler Hill (3812053), Pine Grove (3812046), Pollock Pines (3812075), Raynor Creek (3712021), Riverton (3812074), Slate Mtn. (3812076), Sly Park (3812065), Spring Garden (3912087), Stanislaus (3812023), Strawberry (3812021), Stump Spring, Calif. (3812064), Tuolumne (3712082), Twain Harte (3812012), Wawona (3711956), West Point (3812045)

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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