Taxon Report

Limnanthes vinculans Ornduff

Sebastopol meadowfoam

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© 2015 Vernon Smith

Classification


Scientific Name:	Limnanthes vinculans Ornduff
Common Name:	Sebastopol meadowfoam
Family:	Limnanthaceae
Element Code:	PDLIM02090
USDA Plants Symbol:	LIVI3
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: Apr-May	Apr-May
Elevation:	15-305 (50-1000)
General Habitats:	Meadows and seeps, Valley and foothill grassland, Vernal pools
Microhabitat:	Vernally Mesic
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Global Rank:	G1
State Rank:	S1
State List:	CE
Fed List:	FE
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_UCBG
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	47
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	2
Good (B)	12
Fair (C)	6
Poor (D)	3
None (X)	8
Unknown (U)	16

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Napa (NAP)?, Sonoma (SON)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Calistoga (3812255), Camp Meeker (3812248)*, Cotati (3812236), Healdsburg (3812257), Mount St. Helena (3812266), Santa Rosa (3812246), Sebastopol (3812247), Two Rock (3812237), Yountville (3812243)?

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	14
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	42	89 %
Non-native plant impacts	22	46%
Development	17	36%
Grazing	16	34%
Agriculture	14	29%
Other	7	14%
ORV activity	4	8%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	4	8%
Surface water diversion	4	8%
Disking	3	6%
Erosion/runoff	2	4%
Road/trail construction/maint.	2	4%
Biocides	1	2%
Vandalism/dumping/litter	1	2%
Wood cutting or brush clearing	1	2%

Notes



Only NAP Co. occurrence (500A) may be introduced. Threatened by urbanization, agriculture, grazing, non-native plants, and vehicles. Possibly threatened by disking and hydrological alterations. See Brittonia 21:11-14 (1969) 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 28 December 2024].