Species Details

Streptanthus hesperidis

green jewelflower

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Classification

Scientific Name: Streptanthus hesperidis Jeps.
Common Name: green jewelflower
Family:	Brassicaceae
Element Code:	PDBRA2G510
USDA Plants Symbol:	STHE6
Synonyms/Other Names: Streptanthus breweri var. hesperidis

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2G3
State Rank:	S2S3
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: May-Jul

Elevation:
130 - 760 meters
425 - 2495 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral (openings)
Cismontane woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Rocky
Serpentine

Notes

Notes: Threatened by mining. See Erythea 1:14 (1893) for original description, and Flora of California 2:33 (1936) by W.L. Jepson for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	%
No threats

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					36
A	B	C	D	X	U
3	1	0	0	0	32

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	15
Recent <=20 Years	21

Presence:
Presumed Extant	36
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lake (LAK), Napa (NAP), Yolo (YOL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Aetna Springs (3812264), Chiles Valley (3812253), Detert Reservoir (3812265), Jericho Valley (3812274), Knoxville (3812273), Middletown (3812275), Rutherford (3812244), St. Helena (3812254), Walter Springs (3812263), Whispering Pines (3812276), Yountville (3812243)

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

Other:

USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile