Taxon Report
Legenere limosa (Greene) McVaughlegenere |
 © 2025 Adam Searcy |
Taxon Summary
Legenere limosa, commonly known as legenere, is a annual herb in the Campanulaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Vernal pools, growing at elevations from 1 to 880 meters. Legenere limosa is ranked 1B.1, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Seriously threatened in California.Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Legenere limosa (Greene) McVaugh |
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Common Name: |
legenere |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Element Code: | PDCAM0C010 |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | LELI |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | annual herb |
| Blooming Period: Apr-Jun | Apr-Jun |
| Elevation: | 1-880 (5-2885) |
| General Habitats: | Vernal pools |
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Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.1 |
| Global Rank: | G2 |
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State Rank: |
S2 |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | None |
| Other Status: | BLM_S; SB_UCBG |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| 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 Data from the CNDDB
| 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% |
Notes
| Many historical occurrences extirpated. See Wasmann Journal of Biology 33(1-2):91 (1975) for distributional information. |
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Threats: |
| Threatened by grazing, road widening, non-native plants, and development. |
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Taxonomy: |
| See Pittonia 2:81 (1890) for original description and North American Flora 32(1):13-14 (1943) for revised nomenclature. |
Citation
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 18 September 2025].