Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. thermale (Bol.) WipffGeysers panicumPrint Report |
© Rick York and CNPS |
Scientific Name: |
Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. thermale (Bol.) Wipff |
Common Name: |
Geysers panicum |
Family: | Poaceae |
Element Code: | PMPOA24028 |
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Lifeform: | annual/perennial herb |
Blooming Period: Jun-Aug | Jun-Aug |
Elevation: | 305-2470 (1000-8105) |
General Habitats: | Closed-cone coniferous forest, Riparian forest, Valley and foothill grassland |
Microhabitat: | Streambanks (sometimes) |
Microhabitat Details: | geothermally-altered soil |
CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.2 |
Global Rank: | G5T2Q |
State Rank: |
S2 |
State List: | CE |
Fed List: | None |
Other Status: | BLM_S; SB_UCSC |
CRPR Changes: |
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Total Occurrences: | 11 |
Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
Excellent (A) | 1 |
Good (B) | 3 |
Fair (C) | 0 |
Poor (D) | 0 |
None (X) | 1 |
Unknown (U) | 6 |
California Endemic: True | |
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
Lake (LAK), Plumas (PLU), Shasta (SHA), Sonoma (SON), Tehama (TEH) | |
Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
Lassen Peak (4012145), Reading Peak (4012144), The Geysers (3812277), Whispering Pines (3812276) |
Threat List Total: | 7 | |
EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
4 | 36 % | |
Mining | 4 | 36% |
Development | 4 | 36% |
Erosion/runoff | 4 | 36% |
Non-native plant impacts | 3 | 27% |
Other | 2 | 18% |
Road/trail construction/maint. | 1 | 9% |
Feral pigs | 1 | 9% |
Known only from The Geysers and Lassen Volcanic NP geothermal areas. Does plant occur on Mt. Shasta (SIS Co.)? Plants from Blaney Meadows (FRE Co.) need verification. Threatened by non-native plants. A synonym of Panicum acuminatum var. acuminatum in TJM (1993). See Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2:181 (1862) for original description, MadroƱo 23(3):151 (1975) for taxonomic treatment, and Proceedings of the CNPS Conservation Conference, pp. 256-263 (2009) for information on population dynamics and monitoring. |
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CRPR List Change on 2012-09-12 |