Taxon Report

Calochortus longebarbatus Wats. var. longebarbatus

long-haired star-tulip

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©2020 John Doyen

  Classification

Scientific Name:
Calochortus longebarbatus Wats. var. longebarbatus
Common Name:
long-haired star-tulip
Family: Liliaceae
Element Code: PMLIL0D0R1
USDA Plants Symbol: CALOL
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial bulbiferous herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Aug(Sep) Jun-Aug(Sep)
Elevation: 1005-1900 (3295-6235)
General Habitats: Great Basin scrub, Lower montane coniferous forest, Meadows and seeps, Vernal pools
Microhabitat: Clay, Mesic
Microhabitat Details:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 154
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 21
   Good (B) 58
   Fair (C) 32
   Poor (D) 8
   None (X) 2
   Unknown (U) 33
California Endemic:  False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD), Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Adin Pass (4112038), Ambrose (4112058), Bartle (4112137), Burney (4012186), Burney Mtn. West (4012176), Crank Mountain (4112142), Day (4112123), Dead Horse Summit (4112127), Donica Mtn. (4112132), East of Pondosa (4112125), Egg Lake (4112133), Halls Canyon (4112131), Hambone (4112136), Happy Camp Mtn. (4112141), Hollenbeck (4112143), Indian Spring Mtn. (4112135), Jacks Backbone (4012166), Knobcone Butte (4112151), Lookout (4112122), Pittville (4112113), Pondosa (4112126), Spaulding Butte (4112152), Washington Mtn. (4112048), Whitehorse (4112134)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 10
EOs with Threat Listed: Total EOs % of EOs
114 74 %
Grazing 83 53%
Logging 59 38%
Road/trail construction/maint. 16 10%
Foot traffic/trampling 15 9%
Other 11 7%
ORV activity 5 3%
Non-native plant impacts 2 1%
Erosion/runoff 1 0%
Recreational use (non-ORV) 1 0%
Surface water diversion 1 0%

Notes

Many occurrences have few plants.
Threats:
Threatened by grazing, logging, development, and vehicles. On watch list in OR, and state-listed as Sensitive in WA.
Taxonomy:

Selected References

Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17:381 (1882)
Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences III 2:130 (1901)
Calochortus longebarbatus var. longebarbatus profile 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 25 December 2024].