Species Details

Gratiola heterosepala

Boggs Lake hedge-hyssop

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Photo of Gratiola heterosepala
©2004 Carol W. Witham
Photo of Gratiola heterosepala
©2016 Jeb Bjerke
Photo of Gratiola heterosepala
©1986 California Native Plant Society
Scientific Name:
Gratiola heterosepala Mason & Bacig.
Common Name:
Boggs Lake hedge-hyssop
Family: Plantaginaceae
Element Code: PDSCR0R060
USDA Plants Symbol: GRHE
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: Apr-Aug
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Elevation:
10 - 2375 meters
35 - 7790 feet
General Habitats:
  • Marshes and swamps (lake margins)
  • Vernal pools
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Clay
Notes:
Threatened by agriculture, development, grazing, trampling, and vehicles. Known from one occurrence in OR, where state listed as Threatened. Lassen NF has adopted species management guidelines. See MadroƱo 12(5):150-152 (1954) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 16
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 70 71 %
THREAT LIST:
Grazing 52 52%
Foot traffic/trampling 17 17%
Development 16 16%
Other 5 5%
Recreational use (non-ORV) 2 2%
Total Occurrences: 99
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
18 31 13 3 5 29
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 81
Recent <=20 Years 18
Presence:
Presumed Extant 94
Possibly Extirpated 1
Presumed Extirpated 4
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Oregon (OR)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Fresno (FRE), Lake (LAK), Lassen (LAS), Madera (MAD), Mendocino (MEN), Merced (MER), Modoc (MOD), Placer (PLA), Sacramento (SAC), San Joaquin (SJQ), Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS), Solano (SOL), Sonoma (SON), Tehama (TEH)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ambrose (4112058), Ambrose Valley (4112027), Balls Ferry (4012242), Bend (4012232), Big Sage Reservoir (4112056), Boles Meadows West (4112068), Buffalo Creek (3812152), Bullard Lake (4012078), Cable Mtn. (4012183), Carmichael (3812153), Clearlake Highlands (3812286), Corning (3912282), Dales (4012231), Dead Horse Reservoir (4112065), Dorris Reservoir (4112044), Dozier (3812137), Eagle Peak (4112032), Egg Lake (4112133), Elk Grove (3812143), Goose Creek (3812131), Hager Basin (4112077), Henleyville (3912283), Hermit Butte (4112037), Kelseyville (3812287), Knobcone Butte (4112151), Lincoln (3812183), Madeline (4112014), Mahogany Ridge (4112055), Mark West Springs (3812256), Medicine Lake (4112155), Middletown (3812275), Millerton Lake East (3711915), Murken Bench (4012174), Old Station (4012164), Palo Cedro (4012252), Petes Valley (4012054), Pittville (4112113), Planada (3712033), Pleasant Grove (3812174), Pothole Valley (4112078), Purdys Gardens (3912311), Richardson Springs NW (3912188), Rimrock Lake (4112162), Rio Linda (3812164)*, Rocklin (3812172), Roseville (3812173), Sloughhouse (3812142), South Mtn. (4112076), Swains Hole (4012163), Timbered Crater (4112124), Tule Mountain (4112024), Tuscan Buttes Ne (4012241), Vina (3912281), Washington Mtn. (4112048), West of Snowstorm Mtn. (4012064), Whittemore Ridge (4112066)
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.
Presumed Extant
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