Taxon Report
Balsamorhiza lanata (W.M. Sharp) W.A. Weberwoolly balsamroot |
 © 2015 John Doyen |
Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Balsamorhiza lanata (W.M. Sharp) W.A. Weber |
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Common Name: |
woolly balsamroot |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Element Code: | PDAST11047 |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | BALA8 |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | perennial herb |
| Blooming Period: Apr-Jun | Apr-Jun |
| Elevation: | 800-1895 (2625-6215) |
| General Habitats: | Cismontane woodland |
| Microhabitat: | Rocky, Volcanic |
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Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.2 |
| Global Rank: | G3 |
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State Rank: |
S3 |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | None |
| Other Status: | BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 44 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 6 |
| Good (B) | 14 |
| Fair (C) | 7 |
| Poor (D) | 1 |
| None (X) | 0 |
| Unknown (U) | 16 |
| California Endemic: False | |
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
| Siskiyou (SIS), Trinity (TRI) | |
| Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
| Callahan (4112237), China Mtn. (4112245), City of Mount Shasta (4112233), Gazelle Mtn. (4112246), Juniper Flat (4112253), Lake Shastina (4112254), Little Shasta (4112264), McConaughy Gulch (4112247), Montague (4112265), Mount Eddy (4112234), Mumbo Basin (4112225), Penoyar (4112261), Seven Lakes Basin (4112224), Weed (4112244), Yreka (4112266) | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 10 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 21 | 48 % | |
| Road/trail construction/maint. | 14 | 31% |
| Grazing | 6 | 13% |
| Development | 4 | 9% |
| Logging | 2 | 4% |
| Non-native plant impacts | 2 | 4% |
| ORV activity | 2 | 4% |
| Vandalism/dumping/litter | 1 | 2% |
| Mining | 1 | 2% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 2% |
| Biocides | 1 | 2% |
Notes
| Known only from the area of Shasta and Scott valleys. Possibly threatened by grazing, non-native plants, and road maintenance. See B. hookeri var. lanata in The Jepson Manual. See Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 22:130 (1935) for original description, and Phytologia 85(1):19-21 (1998) for revised nomenclature. |
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Selected References
| Balsamorhiza lanata account for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2021) |
Citation
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 28 December 2024].