Taxon Report

Limnanthes floccosa Howell ssp. floccosa

woolly meadowfoam

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Limnanthes floccosa Howell ssp. floccosa
Common Name:
woolly meadowfoam
Family: Limnanthaceae
Element Code: PDLIM02043
USDA Plants Symbol: LIFLF
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: Mar-May(Jun) Mar-May(Jun)
Elevation: 60-1335 (195-4380)
General Habitats: Chaparral, Cismontane woodland, Valley and foothill grassland, Vernal pools
Microhabitat: Vernally Mesic
Microhabitat Details:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 54
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 9
   Good (B) 18
   Fair (C) 9
   Poor (D) 2
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 16
California Endemic:  False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Butte (BUT), Lake (LAK), Lassen (LAS), Napa (NAP), Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS), Tehama (TEH), Trinity (TRI)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Acorn Hollow (4012118), Balls Ferry (4012242), Beegum (4012237), Bella Vista (4012262), Bend (4012232), Bieber (4112112), Big Bend (4112118), Burney (4012186), Burney Falls (4112116), Cable Mtn. (4012183), Campbell Mound (3912187), Cassel (4012185), Chickabally Mtn. (4012236), Clearlake Highlands (3812286), Clough Gulch (4012251), Cold Fork (4012226), Dales (4012231), Dana (4112115), Detert Reservoir (3812265), Dewitt Peak (4012128), Finley Butte (4012137), Hagaman Gulch (4012157), Hayfork (4012352), Inskip Hill (4012138), Inwood (4012158), Kelseyville (3812287), Los Molinos (4012211), Lowrey (4012215), Mineral (4012135), Montague (4112265), Nord (3912178), Oak Run (4012261), Olinda (4012244), Palermo (3912145), Palo Cedro (4012252), Panther Spring (4012127), Platina (4012238), Red Bluff East (4012222), Richardson Springs (3912177), Richardson Springs NW (3912188), Roaring Creek (4012188), Tuscan Springs (4012221), Viola (4012156), Yreka (4112266)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 10
EOs with Threat Listed: Total EOs % of EOs
34 63 %
Grazing 23 42%
Logging 9 16%
Wood cutting or brush clearing 7 12%
Development 5 9%
Other 4 7%
Road/trail construction/maint. 4 7%
Dam/Inundation 4 7%
ORV activity 2 3%
Vandalism/dumping/litter 2 3%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime 1 1%

Notes

Threats:

Threatened by grazing and road widening. Potentially threatened by development. Possibly threatened by non-native plants.

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Brittonia 25:177-193 (1973)
Limnanthes floccosa ssp. floccosa profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018)
USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile
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].