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Species Details

Erythronium pusaterii

Kaweah fawn lily

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  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:

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

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 8
Element Occurrence Ranks:
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.
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 26 November 2024].