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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory

Species Details

Lysimachia europaea

arctic starflower

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Classification

Scientific Name:
Lysimachia europaea (L.) U. Manns & Anderb.
Common Name:
arctic starflower
Family: Myrsinaceae
Element Code: PDPRI0A020
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G5
State Rank:
 S1
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12
Add Date: 1980-01-01
Date Edited: 2022-03-01

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Jul
Elevation:
0 - 15 meters
0 - 50 feet
General Habitat:
  • Bogs and fens
  • Meadows and seeps
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat:
  • Coastal

Notes

Notes:
Threatened by cattle grazing and trampling. Sensitive in ID. See Leaflets of Western Botany 10:333 (1966) for first CA records, and Willdenowia 39:49-54 (2009) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Other:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 4
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
1 0 0 1 0 2
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 4
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 4
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
Alaska (AK), California (CA), Idaho (ID), Oregon (OR), Washington (WA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Crescent City (4112472), Sister Rocks (4112462)
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.
Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant
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Selected References

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2022. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9-01 1.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 5 July 2022].