Taxon Report

Lewisia cantelovii J.T. Howell

Cantelow's lewisia

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©2005 Steve Matson

  Classification

Scientific Name:
Lewisia cantelovii J.T. Howell
Common Name:
Cantelow's lewisia
Family: Montiaceae
Element Code: PDPOR04020
USDA Plants Symbol: LECA11
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Oct May-Oct
Elevation: 330-1370 (1085-4495)
General Habitats: Broadleafed upland forest, Chaparral, Cismontane woodland, Lower montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat: Granitic, Mesic, Seeps (sometimes), Serpentine (sometimes)
Microhabitat Details:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 73
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 21
   Good (B) 23
   Fair (C) 4
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 25
California Endemic:  True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Butte (BUT), Nevada (NEV), Plumas (PLU), Shasta (SHA), Sierra (SIE), Yuba (YUB)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Alleghany (3912047), Belden (4012113), Bohemotash Mtn. (4012274), Brush Creek (3912163), Caribou (4012112), Dogwood Peak (3912171), Downieville (3912057), Goodyears Bar (3912058), Hanland Peak (4012283), Lamoine (4012284), Nevada City (3912131), North Bloomfield (3912038), Onion Valley (3912078), Pike (3912048), Pulga (3912174), Shoeinhorse Mtn. (4112211), Soapstone Hill (3912173), Storrie (3912183), Strawberry Valley (3912151), Tombstone Mtn. (4112213), Washington (3912037), Yellowjacket Mtn. (4112212)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 10
EOs with Threat Listed: Total EOs % of EOs
34 47 %
Road/trail construction/maint. 18 24%
Mining 12 16%
Recreational use (non-ORV) 9 12%
Over-collecting/poaching 7 9%
Erosion/runoff 4 5%
Logging 4 5%
Dam/Inundation 2 2%
Non-native plant impacts 2 2%
Foot traffic/trampling 1 1%
Vandalism/dumping/litter 1 1%

Notes

Threatened by horticultural collecting and road maintenance. Possibly threatened by non-native plants, mining and logging. Does not include L. serrata. See Leaflets of Western Botany 3(6):139 (1942) for original description, and Fremontia 25(1):15-19 (1997) for genetic study of relationship to L. serrata.
Threats:
Threatened by horticultural collecting and road maintenance.
Taxonomy:
Does not include L. serrata.
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].