Taxon Report
Brodiaea insignis (Jeps.) NiehausKaweah brodiaea |
 © 2007 Robert E. Preston, Ph.D. |
Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Brodiaea insignis (Jeps.) Niehaus |
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Common Name: |
Kaweah brodiaea |
| Family: | Themidaceae |
| Element Code: | PMLIL0C060 |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | BRIN5 |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | perennial bulbiferous herb |
| Blooming Period: Apr-Jun | Apr-Jun |
| Elevation: | 150-1400 (490-4595) |
| General Habitats: | Cismontane woodland, Meadows and seeps, Valley and foothill grassland |
| Microhabitat: | Clay (sometimes), Granitic (sometimes) |
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Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.2 |
| Global Rank: | G1 |
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State Rank: |
S1 |
| State List: | CE |
| Fed List: | None |
| Other Status: | BLM_S; SB_SBBG; USFS_S |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 27 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 3 |
| Good (B) | 9 |
| Fair (C) | 3 |
| Poor (D) | 0 |
| None (X) | 0 |
| Unknown (U) | 12 |
| California Endemic: True | |
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
| Tulare (TUL) | |
| Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
| Camp Wishon (3611826), Case Mountain (3611847), Chickencoop Canyon (3611838), Dennison Peak (3611837), Kaweah (3611848), Solo Peak (3611816), Springville (3611827), Woodlake (3611941) | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 6 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 21 | 78 % | |
| Grazing | 17 | 62% |
| Development | 8 | 29% |
| Foot traffic/trampling | 3 | 11% |
| Road/trail construction/maint. | 2 | 7% |
| Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
Notes
| Known only from the Tule and Kaweah River drainages. Threatened by residential development, road maintenance, vehicles, grazing, and non-native plants. See Flora of California 1(6):288 (1922) by W.L. Jepson for original description, and University of California Publications in Botany 60:52 (1971) for revised nomenclature. |
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Citation
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 8 January 2025].