Taxon Report
Balsamorhiza macrolepis W.M. Sharpbig-scale balsamroot |
 ©1998 Dean Wm. Taylor |
Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Balsamorhiza macrolepis W.M. Sharp |
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Common Name: |
big-scale balsamroot |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Element Code: | PDAST11061 |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | BAMA3 |
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Synonyms/Other Names: |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | perennial herb |
| Blooming Period: Mar-Jun | Mar-Jun |
| Elevation: | 45-1555 (150-5100) |
| General Habitats: | Chaparral, Cismontane woodland, Valley and foothill grassland |
| Microhabitat: | Serpentine (sometimes) |
| Microhabitat Details: |
Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.2 |
| Global Rank: | G2 |
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State Rank: |
S2 |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | None |
| Other Status: | BLM_S; USFS_S |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 51 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 8 |
| Good (B) | 10 |
| Fair (C) | 2 |
| Poor (D) | 0 |
| None (X) | 2 |
| Unknown (U) | 29 |
| California Endemic: True | |
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
| Alameda (ALA), Amador (AMA), Butte (BUT), Colusa (COL), El Dorado (ELD), Lake (LAK), Mariposa (MPA), Napa (NAP), Placer (PLA), Santa Clara (SCL), Shasta (SHA), Solano (SOL), Sonoma (SON), Tehama (TEH), Tuolumne (TUO) | |
| Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
| Ackerson Mtn. (3711977), Altamont (3712166)*, Amador City (3812047), Ascension Mtn. (3711978), Bartlett Springs (3912226), Bear Valley (3712051), Brush Creek (3912163), Chico (3912167), Cordelia (3812222), Coulterville (3712062), El Portal (3711967), Gilroy (3712115), Hayward (3712261), Hornitos (3712052), Hough Springs (3912225), Jackson (3812037), Jawbone Ridge (3712071), Jericho Valley (3812274), Knoxville (3812273), Leesville (3912224), Lincoln (3812183), Mariposa (3711948), Mitchell Gulch (4012234), Mt. Sizer (3712125), Palo Cedro (4012252), Pilot Hill (3812171), Riley Ridge (3912286), Roseville (3812173), Rosewood (4012235), San Jose East (3712137), Santa Rosa (3812246), Shippee (3912156), Sonoma (3812234), Sonora (3712084), Standard (3712083), Stumpfield Mtn. (3711947), Wilbur Springs (3912214) | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 12 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 29 | 57 % | |
| Development | 12 | 23% |
| Road/trail construction/maint. | 7 | 13% |
| Wood cutting or brush clearing | 6 | 11% |
| Grazing | 5 | 9% |
| Non-native plant impacts | 5 | 9% |
| Foot traffic/trampling | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| ORV activity | 2 | 3% |
| Recreational use (non-ORV) | 1 | 1% |
| Logging | 1 | 1% |
| Mining | 1 | 1% |
| Vandalism/dumping/litter | 1 | 1% |
Notes
| Threatened by grazing. Potentially threatened by residential or recreational development. Possibly threatened by energy development and non-native plants. See Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 22:132 (1935) for original description. |
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Threats: |
| Threatened by grazing. Potentially threatened by residential or recreational development. Possibly threatened by renewable energy development. |
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Taxonomy: |
Selected References
| Balsamorhiza macrolepis account for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2021) |
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].