Taxon Report

Leptosiphon serrulatus (Greene) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson

Madera leptosiphon

Print Report

© 2008 Chris Winchell

Classification


Scientific Name:	Leptosiphon serrulatus (Greene) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson
Common Name:	Madera leptosiphon
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Element Code:	PDPLM09130
USDA Plants Symbol:	LESE18
Synonyms/Other Names:	Linanthus serrulatus Greene

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: Apr-May	Apr-May
Elevation:	300-1300 (985-4265)
General Habitats:	Cismontane woodland, Lower montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:
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Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_SBBG; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	27
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	4
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	23

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Fresno (FRE), Kern (KRN), Madera (MAD), Mariposa (MPA), Tulare (TUL)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ahwahnee (3711936), Camp Wishon (3611826), Catheys Valley (3712041), Clovis (3611976), Cummings Mtn. (3511815), Durrwood Creek (3611814), Fresno North (3611977), Fresno South (3611967), Friant (3611986), General Grant Grove (3611868), Glennville (3511866), Kaweah (3611848), Knowles (3711927), Liebre Twins (3411885), Luckett Mtn. (3611972), Madera (3612081), Malaga (3611966), Mariposa (3711948), Millerton Lake East (3711915), Millerton Lake West (3711916), Musick Mtn. (3711923), North Fork (3711925), O'Neals (3711926), Pine Flat Dam (3611973), Posey (3511876), Raymond (3711928), Sacate Ridge (3611982), Shadequarter Mtn. (3611858), Shaver Lake (3711913), Success Dam (3611818), Tejon Ranch (3511816), Trimmer (3611983), Winters Ridge (3411886)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	4
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	3	11 %
Erosion/runoff	3	11%
Other	3	11%
Road/trail construction/maint.	3	11%
Wood cutting or brush clearing	3	11%

Notes



Threatened by road maintenance, exotic plant control, and erosion. A synonym of Linanthus serrulatus in The Jepson Manual. See Erythea 3:120 (1895) for original description, Aliso 19(1):55-91 (2000) for revised nomenclature.
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Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 5 January 2025].