Taxon Report

Polemonium carneum Gray

Oregon polemonium

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©2018 John Doyen

  Classification
Scientific Name:
 Polemonium carneum Gray
Common Name:
 Oregon polemonium
Family: Polemoniaceae
Element Code: PDPLM0E050
USDA Plants Symbol: POCA4
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History
Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Apr-Sep Apr-Sep
Elevation: 0-1830 (0-6005)
General Habitats: Coastal prairie, Coastal scrub, Lower montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2
Global Rank: G3G4
State Rank:
 S2
State List: None
Fed List: None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
  • changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12
  • added to 2.2 on 2008-11-03

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
Total Occurrences: 16
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 0
   Good (B) 0
   Fair (C) 0
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 16

Location
California Endemic:  False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Alameda (ALA), Del Norte (DNT), Humboldt (HUM), Marin (MRN), San Francisco (SFO), San Mateo (SMT), Siskiyou (SIS), Sonoma (SON)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bodega Head (3812331), Boulder Peak (4112351), Capetown (4012443), Childs Hill (4112461), Dublin (3712168), Ferndale (4012453), Fortuna (4012452), Hornbrook (4112285), Indian Creek Baldy (4112267), Montague (4112265), Montara Mountain (3712254), Point Bonita (3712275), Rodgers Peak (4112421), San Francisco North (3712274), Sister Rocks (4112462), Smith River (4112482), Taylor Peak (4012442), Trinidad (4112412), Yreka (4112266)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 1
EOs with Threat Listed: Total EOs % of EOs
1 6 %
Logging 1 6%

Notes
Threatened by logging. See Synoptical Flora of North America 2(1): 151. 1878 for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Selected References

CRPR List Addition on 2008-11-03
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 27 December 2024].