Species Details

Lessingia tenuis

spring lessingia

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Classification

Scientific Name: Lessingia tenuis (Gray) Cov.
Common Name: spring lessingia
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDAST5S0B0
USDA Plants Symbol:	LETE8
Synonyms/Other Names: Lessingia germanorum var. tenuis

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: May-Jul

Elevation:
300 - 2150 meters
985 - 7055 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral
Cismontane woodland
Lower montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Openings

Notes

Notes: Possibly threatened by feral pigs, grazing, and alteration of fire regimes.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

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)
Alameda (ALA), Kern (KRN), Los Angeles (LAX), Monterey (MNT), San Benito (SBT), San Luis Obispo (SLO), San Mateo (SMT), Santa Barbara (SBA), Santa Clara (SCL), Stanislaus (STA), Ventura (VEN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Alder Peak (3512183), Apache Canyon (3411973), Bear Canyon (3612113), Bickmore Canyon (3612152), Black Mtn. (3411867), Branch Mtn. (3512021), Burnett Peak (3512172), Burro Mountain (3512173), California Valley (3512031), Camatta Ranch (3512043), Cedar Mtn. (3712155), Chimineas Ranch (3511928), Cholame (3512063), Cone Peak (3612114), Cosio Knob (3612112), Crevison Peak (3712122), Cuddy Valley (3411971), Cupertino (3712231), Estrella (3512065), Eylar Mtn. (3712145), Frazier Mtn. (3411878), Guadalupe (3412085), Idria (3612046), Isabel Valley (3712135), Jolon (3512182), Junipero Serra Peak (3612124), La Panza (3512032), La Panza NE (3512041), La Panza Ranch (3512042), Lick Observatory (3712136), Liebre Mtn. (3411866), Lime Mountain (3512068), Lockwood Valley (3411961), Lompoc (3412064), Los Gatos (3712128), Marina (3612167), Miranda Pine Mtn. (3512011), Monterey (3612158), Mt. Boardman (3712144), Mt. Stakes (3712134), North Chalone Peak (3612142), Palo Alto (3712242), Paraiso Springs (3612133), Piru (3411847), Pozo Summit (3512033), Salinas (3612166), San Guillermo (3411962), Santa Margarita (3512045), Santa Maria (3412084), Sawmill Mountain (3411972), Seaside (3612157), Stockdale Mountain (3512085), Sycamore Flat (3612134), Tierra Redonda Mountain (3512078), Topatopa Mountains (3411951), Wilson Corner (3512044)

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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