Taxon Report

Piperia colemanii Morgan & Glicenstein

Coleman's rein orchid

Print Report

© 2005 Dean Wm. Taylor

Classification


Scientific Name:	Piperia colemanii Morgan & Glicenstein
Common Name:	Coleman's rein orchid
Family:	Orchidaceae
Element Code:	PMORC1X080
USDA Plants Symbol:	PICO8
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Aug	Jun-Aug
Elevation:	1200-2300 (3935-7545)
General Habitats:	Chaparral, Lower montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:	Sandy (often)
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S4
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


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

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Amador (AMA), Butte (BUT), Calaveras (CAL), El Dorado (ELD), Fresno (FRE), Lassen (LAS), Madera (MAD), Mariposa (MPA), Placer (PLA), Plumas (PLU), San Diego (SDG), Shasta (SHA), Sierra (SIE), Siskiyou (SIS), Tehama (TEH), Tuolumne (TUO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ackerson Mtn. (3711977), Ash Creek Butte (4112241), Boards Crossing (3812032), Bunker Hill (3912014), Burney Mtn. East (4012175), Burney Mtn. West (4012176), Butte Meadows (4012115), Calaveras Dome (3812042), Caldor (3812054), Cascade (3912162), Cherry Lake South (3711988), Chester (4012132), Courtright Reservoir (3711818), Crandall Peak (3812022), Devil Peak (3812085), Devils Nose (3812044), Dorrington (3812033), Downieville (3912057), Echo Lake (3812071), El Capitan (3711966), El Portal (3711967), Fish Camp (3711946), Garnet Hill (3812043), Goodyears Bar (3912058), Grays Peak (4012146), Greek Store (3912015), Half Dome (3711965), Hatchet Mtn. Pass (4012177), Horse Peak (4112147), Jacks Backbone (4012166), Kyburz (3812073), Leek Spring Hill (3812063), Liberty Hill (3812031), Loon Lake (3812083), Manton (4012147), Mariposa Grove (3711955), Merced Peak (3711964), Michigan Bluff (3912016), Mt. Fillmore (3912067), Old Station (4012164), Onion Butte (4012125), Peddler Hill (3812053), Pollock Pines (3812075), Prospect Peak (4012153), Riverton (3812074), Robbs Peak (3812084), Said Valley (4012087), Shuteye Peak (3711934), Soapstone Hill (3912173), Spring Garden (3912087), Stanislaus (3812023), Stirling City (3912185), Storrie (3912183), Strawberry (3812021), Stump Spring, Calif. (3812064), Swains Hole (4012163), Tamarack Flat (3711976), Tragedy Spring (3812062), Tunnel Hill (3812086), Viejas Mountain (3211676), Viola (4012156), Wawona (3711956), West Prospect Peak (4012154), White Chief Mtn. (3711945), Yosemite Falls (3711975)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

Notes



Potentially threatened by logging and road maintenance. Not in TJM (1993). See Lindleyana 8(2):89 (1993) for original description, and The Wild Orchids of California, p. 11-113 (1995) by R. Coleman for species account.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 5 January 2025].