Taxon Report

Brodiaea sierrae R.E. Preston

Sierra foothills brodiaea

Print Report

© 2006 George W. Hartwell

Classification


Scientific Name:	Brodiaea sierrae R.E. Preston
Common Name:	Sierra foothills brodiaea
Family:	Themidaceae
Element Code:	PMLIL0C0J0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial bulbiferous herb
Blooming Period: May-Aug	May-Aug
Elevation:	50-980 (165-3215)
General Habitats:	Chaparral, Cismontane woodland, Lower montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:	Gabbroic, Serpentine (usually)
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_UCSC
CRPR Changes:	added to 4.3 on 2012-11-20

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


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

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Butte (BUT), Nevada (NEV), Placer (PLA), Yuba (YUB)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bangor (3912144), Berry Creek (3912164), Challenge (3912142), Cherokee (3912165), Clipper Mills (3912152), Forbestown (3912153), French Corral (3912132), Grass Valley (3912121), Loma Rica (3912134), Nevada City (3912131), Oroville (3912155), Oroville Dam (3912154), Paradise East (3912175), Pulga (3912174), Rackerby (3912143), Rough And Ready (3912122), Smartville (3912123), Wolf (3912112)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	0 %

Notes



Potentially threatened by vehicles, road maintenance, road widening, development, illegal dumping, urbanization, horticultural collecting, and hydrological alterations. Similar to, and previously included in B. californica; actually more similar to B. leptandra. See Novon 16:254-259 (2006) for original description.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Proposed Addition to Rank 4.3, G3 / S3 (2012)

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 December 2024].