Taxon Report

Brodiaea pallida Hoov.

Chinese Camp brodiaea

Print Report

© 2014 Robert E. Preston, Ph.D.

Classification


Scientific Name:	Brodiaea pallida Hoov.
Common Name:	Chinese Camp brodiaea
Family:	Themidaceae
Element Code:	PMLIL0C0C0
USDA Plants Symbol:	BRPA2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial bulbiferous herb
Blooming Period: May-Jun	May-Jun
Elevation:	165-385 (540-1265)
General Habitats:	Cismontane woodland, Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat:	Serpentine (often)
Microhabitat Details:	vernal streambeds

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Global Rank:	G1
State Rank:	S1
State List:	CE
Fed List:	FT
Other Status:	IUCN_EN
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	5
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	1
Good (B)	2
Fair (C)	2
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	0

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Calaveras (CAL), Tuolumne (TUO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Chinese Camp (3712074), Copperopolis (3712086), New Melones Dam (3712085)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	7
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	2	40 %
Development	2	40%
Road/trail construction/maint.	2	40%
Erosion/runoff	1	20%
Grazing	1	20%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	1	20%
Biocides	1	20%
Dam/Inundation	1	20%

Notes



Known from only two occurrences near Chinese Camp. Part of one occurrence destroyed by construction in 1982; remainder threatened by residential development. Hybridizes with B. elegans ssp. elegans. See Leaflets of Western Botany 2:129-130 (1938) for original description.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

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].