Species Details

Oreostemma elatum

tall alpine-aster

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Classification

Scientific Name: Oreostemma elatum (Greene) Greene
Common Name: tall alpine-aster
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDASTEA020
USDA Plants Symbol:	OREL4
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_UCSC; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2024-11-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Jun-Aug

Elevation:
1005 - 2100 meters
3295 - 6890 feet

General Habitats:

Bogs and fens
Meadows and seeps
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Mesic

Notes

Notes: Threatened by grazing and hydrological alteration. See Pittonia 3:147 (1896) for original description and 4:224 (1900) for revised nomenclature, and Phytologia 74(4):305-316 (1993) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	7
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	10	34 %
Logging	5	17%
Road/trail construction/maint.	4	13%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	3	10%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	3%
Grazing	1	3%
Non-native plant impacts	1	3%
Wood cutting or brush clearing	1	3%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					29
A	B	C	D	X	U
3	13	0	1	0	12

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	11
Recent <=20 Years	18

Presence:
Presumed Extant	29
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Butte (BUT), Lassen (LAS), Plumas (PLU), Sierra (SIE), Tehama (TEH)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Belden (4012113), Bucks Lake (3912182), Calpine (3912064), Canyondam (4012121), Clio (3912065), Crescent Mills (4012018), Gold Lake (3912066), Greenville (4012028), Haypress Valley (3912055), Jonesville (4012114), Meadow Valley (3912181), Moonlight Peak (4012027), Quincy (3912088), Reading Peak (4012144), Sattley (3912054), Taylorsville (4012017), Twain (4012111), Westwood West (4012131)

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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