Legenere limosa (Greene) McVaughlegenere |
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Scientific Name: |
Legenere limosa (Greene) McVaugh |
Common Name: |
legenere |
Family: | Campanulaceae |
Element Code: | PDCAM0C010 |
USDA Plants Symbol: | LELI |
Synonyms/Other Names: |
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Lifeform: | annual herb |
Blooming Period: Apr-Jun | Apr-Jun |
Elevation: | 1-880 (5-2885) |
General Habitats: | Vernal pools |
Microhabitat: | |
Microhabitat Details: |
CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.1 |
Global Rank: | G2 |
State Rank: |
S2 |
State List: | None |
Fed List: | None |
Other Status: | BLM_S; SB_UCBG |
CRPR Changes: |
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Total Occurrences: | 83 |
Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
Excellent (A) | 11 |
Good (B) | 30 |
Fair (C) | 10 |
Poor (D) | 3 |
None (X) | 9 |
Unknown (U) | 20 |
California Endemic: True | |
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
Alameda (ALA), Lake (LAK), Monterey (MNT), Napa (NAP), Placer (PLA), Sacramento (SAC), San Joaquin (SJQ), San Mateo (SMT), Santa Clara (SCL), Shasta (SHA), Solano (SOL), Sonoma (SON), Stanislaus (STA)*, Tehama (TEH), Yuba (YUB) | |
Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
Balls Ferry (4012242), Browns Valley (3912124), Bruceville (3812134), Buffalo Creek (3812152), Carbondale (3812141), Carmichael (3812153), Clay (3812132), Clements (3812121), Cottonwood (4012243), Cuttings Wharf (3812223), Dales (4012231), Denverton (3812128), Dozier (3812137), Elk Grove (3812143), Elmira (3812138)*, Enterprise (4012253), Escalon (3712078)*, Fairfield North (3812231)*, Fairfield South (3812221), Florin (3812144), Galt (3812133), Gerber (4012212), Gilroy (3712115), Glen Ellen (3812235)*, Goose Creek (3812131), Henleyville (3912283), Kelseyville (3812287), Lodi North (3812123), Mendenhall Springs (3712156), Middletown (3812275), Mindego Hill (3712232), Rio Linda (3812164), Roseville (3812173), Salinas (3612166), Sebastopol (3812247), Sloughhouse (3812142), Wallace (3812028), Whispering Pines (3812276) |
Threat List Total: | 15 | |
EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
59 | 71 % | |
Grazing | 39 | 46% |
Development | 20 | 24% |
Road/trail construction/maint. | 6 | 7% |
Mining | 5 | 6% |
Non-native plant impacts | 5 | 6% |
Disking | 4 | 4% |
Agriculture | 4 | 4% |
Foot traffic/trampling | 3 | 3% |
Feral pigs | 2 | 2% |
ORV activity | 2 | 2% |
Vandalism/dumping/litter | 2 | 2% |
Other | 1 | 1% |
Recreational use (non-ORV) | 1 | 1% |
Disease | 1 | 1% |
Landfill | 1 | 1% |
Many historical occurrences extirpated. See Wasmann Journal of Biology 33(1-2):91 (1975) for distributional information. |
Threats: |
Threatened by grazing, road widening, non-native plants, and development. |
Taxonomy: |
See Pittonia 2:81 (1890) for original description and North American Flora 32(1):13-14 (1943) for revised nomenclature. |