Taxon Report

Calycadenia hooveri Carr

Hoover's calycadenia

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Taxon Summary

Calycadenia hooveri, commonly known as Hoover's calycadenia, is a annual herb in the Asteraceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Cismontane woodland, and Valley and foothill grassland, growing at elevations from 65 to 300 meters. Calycadenia hooveri is ranked 1B.3, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Not very threatened in California.


  Classification

Scientific Name:
Calycadenia hooveri Carr
Common Name:
Hoover's calycadenia
Family: Asteraceae
Element Code: PDAST1P040
USDA Plants Symbol: CAHO18
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: Jul-Sep Jul-Sep
Elevation: 65-300 (215-985)
General Habitats: Cismontane woodland, Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat: Rocky
Microhabitat Details:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 37
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 4
   Good (B) 9
   Fair (C) 0
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 1
   Unknown (U) 23
California Endemic:  True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Calaveras (CAL), Madera (MAD), Mariposa (MPA), Merced (MER), San Joaquin (SJQ), Stanislaus (STA)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Cooperstown (3712065), Haystack Mtn. (3712043), Indian Gulch (3712042), Keystone (3712075), La Grange (3712064), Lanes Bridge (3611987), Merced Falls (3712053), Montpelier (3712056), Owens Reservoir (3712032), Paulsell (3712066), Raynor Creek (3712021), Snelling (3712054), Wallace (3812028)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 4
EOs with Threat Listed: Total EOs % of EOs
12 32 %
Grazing 8 21%
Development 4 10%
Agriculture 1 2%
Road/trail construction/maint. 1 2%

Notes

Threatened by development. See Brittonia 27:136 (1975) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 3 February 2025].