Taxon Report
Botrychium montanum W. Wagnerwestern goblin |
 ©2012 Belinda Lo |
Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Botrychium montanum W. Wagner |
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Common Name: |
western goblin |
| Family: | Ophioglossaceae |
| Element Code: | PPOPH010K0 |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | BOMO |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | perennial rhizomatous herb |
| Blooming Period: Jul-Sep | Jul-Sep |
| Elevation: | 1465-2180 (4805-7155) |
| General Habitats: | Lower montane coniferous forest, Meadows and seeps, Upper montane coniferous forest |
| Microhabitat: | Mesic |
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Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 2B.1 |
| Global Rank: | G3G4 |
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State Rank: |
S2 |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | None |
| Other Status: | USFS_S |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 69 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 6 |
| Good (B) | 17 |
| Fair (C) | 13 |
| Poor (D) | 4 |
| None (X) | 1 |
| Unknown (U) | 28 |
| California Endemic: False | |
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
| Amador (AMA), Butte (BUT), El Dorado (ELD), Fresno (FRE), Lassen (LAS), Madera (MAD), Modoc (MOD), Plumas (PLU), Shasta (SHA), Sierra (SIE), Siskiyou (SIS), Tehama (TEH), Trinity (TRI), Tuolumne (TUO) | |
| Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
| Antelope Mtn. (4012058), Bear River Reservoir (3812052), Belden (4012113), Boards Crossing (3812032), Davis Creek (4112063), Fredonyer Pass (4012037), Grays Peak (4012146), Homewood (3912012), Humboldt Peak (4012124), Jonesville (4012114), Kaiser Peak (3711932), Kimshew Point (3912184), Kyburz (3812073), La Porte (3912068), Lassen Peak (4012145), Leek Spring Hill (3812063), Little Shuteye Peak (3711944), Loon Lake (3812083), Mineral (4012135), Mt. Harkness (4012143), Mt. Henry (3711827), Mumbo Basin (4112225), Pegleg Mtn. (4012048), Red Cinder (4012142), Roop Mountain (4012047), Sattley (3912054), Swain Mountain (4012141), Tragedy Spring (3812062), Viola (4012156), West Haight Mtn. (4112251), Westwood West (4012131) | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 12 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 50 | 72 % | |
| Logging | 25 | 36% |
| Grazing | 19 | 27% |
| Foot traffic/trampling | 10 | 14% |
| Other | 6 | 8% |
| Road/trail construction/maint. | 6 | 8% |
| Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime | 5 | 7% |
| Surface water diversion | 4 | 5% |
| Non-native plant impacts | 3 | 4% |
| ORV activity | 3 | 4% |
| Recreational use (non-ORV) | 2 | 2% |
| Erosion/runoff | 1 | 1% |
| Wood cutting or brush clearing | 1 | 1% |
Notes
| Potentially threatened by vehicles, road deconstruction, and logging. Possibly threatened by habitat loss, grazing, trampling, foot traffic, and hydrological alterations. Endangered in OR. See American Fern Journal 71(1):29 (1981) for original description, and Madroño 36(2):131-136 (1989) for first CA records. |
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Citation
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 26 December 2024].