Species Details

Limnanthes vinculans

Sebastopol meadowfoam

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Classification

Scientific Name: Limnanthes vinculans Ornduff
Common Name: Sebastopol meadowfoam
Family:	Limnanthaceae
Element Code:	PDLIM02090
USDA Plants Symbol:	LIVI3
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Fed List:	FE (1991-12-02)
State List:	CE (1979-11-01)
Global Rank:	G1
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_UCBG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-02-01

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Apr-May

Elevation:
15 - 305 meters
50 - 1000 feet

General Habitats:

Meadows and seeps
Valley and foothill grassland
Vernal pools

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Vernally Mesic

Notes

Notes: Only NAP Co. occurrence (500A) may be introduced. Threatened by urbanization, agriculture, grazing, non-native plants, and vehicles. Possibly threatened by disking and hydrological alterations. See Brittonia 21:11-14 (1969) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	14
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	42	89 %
Non-native plant impacts	22	46%
Development	17	36%
Grazing	16	34%
Agriculture	14	29%
Other	7	14%
ORV activity	4	8%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	4	8%
Surface water diversion	4	8%
Disking	3	6%
Erosion/runoff	2	4%
Road/trail construction/maint.	2	4%
Biocides	1	2%
Vandalism/dumping/litter	1	2%
Wood cutting or brush clearing	1	2%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					47
A	B	C	D	X	U
2	12	6	3	8	16

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	21
Recent <=20 Years	26

Presence:
Presumed Extant	39
Possibly Extirpated	5
Presumed Extirpated	3

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Napa (NAP)?, Sonoma (SON)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Calistoga (3812255), Camp Meeker (3812248)*, Cotati (3812236), Healdsburg (3812257), Mount St. Helena (3812266), Santa Rosa (3812246), Sebastopol (3812247), Two Rock (3812237), Yountville (3812243)?

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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