Taxon Details

Erythronium pusaterii

Kaweah fawn lily

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Taxon Summary:

Erythronium pusaterii, commonly known as Kaweah fawn lily, is a perennial bulbiferous herb in the Liliaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Meadows and seeps, and Subalpine coniferous forest, growing at elevations from 2100 to 2775 meters. Erythronium pusaterii is ranked 1B.3, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Not very threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Erythronium pusaterii (Munz & J.T. Howell) Shevock, Bartel & G. Allen
Common Name: Kaweah fawn lily
Family:	Liliaceae
Element Code:	PMLIL0U0R0
USDA Plants Symbol:	ERPU11
Synonyms/Other Names: Erythronium grandiflorum Pursh ssp. pusaterii Munz & J.T. Howell
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1980-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-12-09

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial bulbiferous herb

Blooming Period: May-Jul

Elevation:
2100 - 2775 meters
6890 - 9105 feet

General Habitats:

Meadows and seeps
Subalpine coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Granitic (sometimes)
Metamorphic (sometimes)

Notes

Notes: Known from fewer than 10 occurrences. Protected in part at Slate Mtn. BA (USFS). See Leaflets of Western Botany 10(7):104-105 (1964) for original description, and Madroño 37(4):261-273 (1990) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	5
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	4	50 %
Development	1	12%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	12%
Grazing	1	12%
Logging	1	12%
Other	1	12%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					8
A	B	C	D	X	U
7	1	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	8
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	8
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Tulare (TUL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Camp Nelson (3611825), Moses Mtn. (3611836), Sentinel Peak (3611815)

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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Presumed Extant

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