Species Details

Sedum paradisum ssp. paradisum

Canyon Creek stonecrop

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Classification

Scientific Name: Sedum paradisum (Denton) Denton ex B. L. Wilson ssp. paradisum
Common Name: Canyon Creek stonecrop
Family:	Crassulaceae
Element Code:	PDCRA0A0U3
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Sedum paradisum Sedum obtusatum A. Gray ssp. paradisum Denton

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3G4T3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_UCSC; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1980-01-01
Date Edited:	2023-01-13

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: May-Jun

Elevation:
300 - 1900 meters
985 - 6235 feet

General Habitats:

Broadleafed upland forest
Chaparral
Lower montane coniferous forest
Subalpine coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Granitic
Rocky

Notes

Notes: Potentially threatened by road construction. Possibly threatened by foot traffic and logging. See Brittonia 30:233-238 (1978) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	7
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	12	39 %
Logging	5	16%
Road/trail construction/maint.	5	16%
Wood cutting or brush clearing	2	6%
Other	1	3%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	3%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	3%
Improper burning regime	1	3%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					31
A	B	C	D	X	U
4	18	4	0	0	5

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	12
Recent <=20 Years	19

Presence:
Presumed Extant	31
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Shasta (SHA), Trinity (TRI)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Big Bend (4112118), Bohemotash Mtn. (4012274), Damnation Peak (4012285), Halfway Ridge (4012353), Hayfork (4012352), Hayfork Bally (4012362), Lamoine (4012284), Mt. Hilton (4012381), Rush Creek Lakes (4012278), Schell Mtn. (4012275), Shoeinhorse Mtn. (4112211), Siligo Peak (4012288), Skunk Ridge (4112117), Whiskeytown (4012265)

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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Selected References

Other:

USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile