Species Details

Limnanthes bakeri

Baker's meadowfoam

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Classification

Scientific Name: Limnanthes bakeri Howell
Common Name: Baker's meadowfoam
Family:	Limnanthaceae
Element Code:	PDLIM02020
USDA Plants Symbol:	LIBA2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Fed List:	None
State List:	CR (1978-11-01)
Global Rank:	G1
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_UCBG; SB_USDA
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2024-11-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Apr-May

Elevation:
175 - 910 meters
575 - 2985 feet

General Habitats:

Meadows and seeps
Marshes and swamps (freshwater)
Valley and foothill grassland (vernally mesic)
Vernal pools

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Known from approximately twenty occurrences. Threatened by development, altered hydrology, grazing, and road construction. See Leaflets of Western Botany 3(9):206 (1943) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	11
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	15	71 %
Grazing	12	57%
Development	6	28%
Road/trail construction/maint.	4	19%
Agriculture	2	9%
Disking	1	4%
Erosion/runoff	1	4%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	4%
Logging	1	4%
Non-native plant impacts	1	4%
ORV activity	1	4%
Other	1	4%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					21
A	B	C	D	X	U
5	7	2	1	1	5

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	16
Recent <=20 Years	5

Presence:
Presumed Extant	20
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	1

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Mendocino (MEN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bluenose Ridge (3912382), Covelo East (3912372), Laytonville (3912364), Mina (3912383), Ukiah (3912322), Willits (3912343)

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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