Taxon Report

Lepidium flavum Torr. var. felipense C.L. Hitchc.

Blair Valley pepper-grass

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© 2020 W. Juergen Schrenk

Classification


Scientific Name:	Lepidium flavum Torr. var. felipense C.L. Hitchc.
Common Name:	Blair Valley pepper-grass
Family:	Brassicaceae
Element Code:	PDBRA1M0B1
USDA Plants Symbol:	LEFLF
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: Mar-May	Mar-May
Elevation:	455-840 (1495-2755)
General Habitats:	Pinyon and juniper woodland, Sonoran desert scrub
Microhabitat:	Sandy
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Global Rank:	G5T1
State Rank:	S1
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:	changed from 1B.2 to 1B.2 on 2015-01-20

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	3
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	1
Fair (C)	1
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	1

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Diego (SDG)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Borrego Palm Canyon (3311634)?, Collins Valley (3311644), Earthquake Valley (3311614)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	4
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	2	67 %
Grazing	2	66%
Non-native plant impacts	2	66%
ORV activity	2	66%
Insufficient population/stand size	1	33%

Notes



Many historical locations are suspect; likely only known from Blair Valley and Little Blair Valley in Anza-Borrego Desert SP. Threatened by recreational activities, vehicles, and non-native plants. Not included in TJM 2. See Madroño 3(7):299 (1936) for original description.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

CRPR List Change on 2015-01-20

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].