Species Details

Myrica hartwegii

Sierra sweet bay

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Classification

Scientific Name: Myrica hartwegii S. Watson
Common Name: Sierra sweet bay
Family:	Myricaceae
Element Code:	PDMCC02050
USDA Plants Symbol:	MYHA
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from CBR to 4.3 on 2009-09-10
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-06-03

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub

Blooming Period: May-Jun

Elevation:
150 - 1750 meters
490 - 5740 feet

General Habitats:

Cismontane woodland
Lower montane coniferous forest
Riparian forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: See Proceedings from the American Academy of Sciences 10: 350 (1875) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

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)
Calaveras (CAL), El Dorado (ELD), Mariposa (MPA), Placer (PLA), Tuolumne (TUO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ackerson Mtn. (3711977), Cherry Lake North (3811918), Devil Peak (3812085), Dorrington (3812033), Fish Camp (3711946), Leek Spring Hill (3812063), Mariposa Grove (3711955), Pollock Pines (3812075), Riverton (3812074), Robbs Peak (3812084), Stanislaus (3812023), Tunnel Hill (3812086), Wawona (3711956)

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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