Taxon Report

Claytonia umbellata Wats.

Great Basin claytonia

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Claytonia umbellata Wats.
Common Name:	Great Basin claytonia
Family:	Montiaceae
Element Code:	PDPOR030P0
USDA Plants Symbol:	CLUM
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Aug	May-Aug
Elevation:	1705-3500 (5595-11485)
General Habitats:	Subalpine coniferous forest
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.1
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S1
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2B.3 to 2B.1 on 2019-12-05 changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	5
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	1
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	4

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Alpine (ALP), Lassen (LAS)*, Mono (MNO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Heenan Lake (3811966), Milford (4012023)*, Mt. Patterson (3811943), Stony Ridge (4012024)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	2
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	1	20 %
ORV activity	1	20%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	20%

Notes



Possibly threatened by vehicles. See Botany of the King Exploration, p. 43 (1871) for original description.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 December 2024].