Taxon Report

Lepidium jaredii Bdg. ssp. album Hoov.

Panoche pepper-grass

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© 2015 Debra L. Cook

Classification


Scientific Name:	Lepidium jaredii Bdg. ssp. album Hoov.
Common Name:	Panoche pepper-grass
Family:	Brassicaceae
Element Code:	PDBRA1M0G2
USDA Plants Symbol:	LEJAA
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: Feb-Jun	Feb-Jun
Elevation:	185-745 (605-2445)
General Habitats:	Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Global Rank:	G2G3T2T3
State Rank:	S2S3
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:	changed from 1B.2 to 1B.2 on 2013-03-27

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	60
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	14
Good (B)	7
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	3
Unknown (U)	36

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Fresno (FRE), Merced (MER), San Benito (SBT)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Cerro Colorado (3612068), Chaney Ranch (3612065), Chounet Ranch (3612066), Ciervo Mtn. (3612045), Domengine Ranch (3612033), Hammonds Ranch (3612076), Hernandez Reservoir (3612047), Idria (3612046), Laguna Seca Ranch (3612077), Levis (3612054), Lillis Ranch (3612044), Mercey Hot Springs (3612067), Monocline Ridge (3612055), Ortigalita Peak (3612078), Riverdale (3611947)*, Tumey Hills (3612056)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	3
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	5	8 %
Grazing	2	3%
Other	2	3%
Mining	1	1%

Notes



Potentially threatened by wind energy development. Possibly threated by grazing and vehicles. Not in TJM (1993) and TJM 2. See Leaflets of Western Botany 10:345 (1966) for original description.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

CRPR List Change on 2013-03-27

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].