Species Details

Galium californicum ssp. sierrae

El Dorado bedstraw

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Classification

Scientific Name: Galium californicum H. & A. ssp. sierrae Dempster & Steb.
Common Name: El Dorado bedstraw
Family:	Rubiaceae
Element Code:	PDRUB0N0E7
USDA Plants Symbol:	GACAS
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	FE (1996-10-18)
State List:	CR (1979-11-01)
Global Rank:	G5T1
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_UCBG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-01-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: May-Jun

Elevation:
100 - 585 meters
330 - 1920 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral
Cismontane woodland
Lower montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Gabbroic

Notes

Notes: Threatened by development, vehicles, and recreational activities. See University of California Publications in Botany 46:30 (1968) for original description, and Flora of California 4(2):39-40 (1979) by L. Dempster for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	9
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	14	82 %
Development	10	58%
Wood cutting or brush clearing	4	23%
Road/trail construction/maint.	2	11%
Non-native plant impacts	2	11%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	5%
Disease	1	5%
Disking	1	5%
Erosion/runoff	1	5%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	5%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					17
A	B	C	D	X	U
4	8	0	1	0	4

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	5
Recent <=20 Years	12

Presence:
Presumed Extant	17
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
El Dorado (ELD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Clarksville (3812161), Pilot Hill (3812171), Shingle Springs (3812068)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Presumed Extant

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