Taxon Report

Meconella oregana Nutt.

Oregon meconella

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© 2021 Scot Loring

Classification


Scientific Name:	Meconella oregana Nutt.
Common Name:	Oregon meconella
Family:	Papaveraceae
Element Code:	PDPAP0G030
USDA Plants Symbol:	MEOR
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: Mar-Apr	Mar-Apr
Elevation:	250-620 (820-2035)
General Habitats:	Coastal prairie, Coastal scrub
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	9
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	1
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	8

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Contra Costa (CCA), Monterey (MNT), San Luis Obispo (SLO), Santa Clara (SCL)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Briones Valley (3712282), Carmel Valley (3612146), Isabel Valley (3712135), Oakland East (3712272), Spreckels (3612156), York Mountain (3512057)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	%

Notes



Known in CA only from five occurrences. Threatened by alteration of fire regimes. Candidate for state listing in OR, and state-listed as Threatened in WA. Not in The Jepson Manual.
Threats:

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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 27 December 2024].