Taxon Details

Lomatium hooveri

Hoover's lomatium

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Taxon Summary:

Lomatium hooveri, commonly known as Hoover's lomatium, is a perennial herb in the Apiaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Chaparral, and Cismontane woodland, growing at elevations from 300 to 885 meters. Lomatium hooveri is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Lomatium hooveri (Math. & Const.) Const. & Ertter
Common Name: Hoover's lomatium
Family:	Apiaceae
Element Code:	PDAPI1B2K0
USDA Plants Symbol:	LOHO3
Synonyms/Other Names: Loamatium ciliolatum Jeps. var. hooveri Math. & Const.
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1980-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-03-01

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Apr-Jul

Elevation:
300 - 885 meters
985 - 2905 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral
Cismontane woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Serpentine
Volcanic (rarely)

Notes

Notes:
Threats: Potentially threatened by wind energy development.
Taxonomy: A synonym of L. ciliolatum var. hooveri in The Jepson Manual (1993).

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

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

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Detert Reservoir (3812265), Glascock Mtn. (3812283), Jericho Valley (3812274), Knoxville (3812273), Leesville (3912224), Lower Lake (3812285), Middletown (3812275), Salt Canyon (3912213), Walter Springs (3812263), Wilbur Springs (3912214), Wilson Valley (3812284)

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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Original Description:	Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 69:153 (1942)
Revised Nomenclature:	Madroño 43(4):515-521 (1996)
Species Account:	Lomatium hooveri profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018)
Other:	USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile

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