CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Sedella leiocarpa

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: April - May Habitat: vernally mesic depressions in volcanic outcrops. • Cismontane woodland • Valley and foothill grassland • Vernal pools

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .1: Seriously endangered in California Federal Listing Status: FE Endangered (06/18/97) State Listing Status: CE Endangered (01/90) State Rank: S1 S1: Critically Imperiled. Global Rank: G1 G1: Critically Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
5	1

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
6	0	0

Notes

Extremely vulnerable to trampling; also threatened by grazing, altered hydrology, and development. Potentially threatened by road widening, and possibly threatened by non-native plants. State and federally listed as Parvisedum leiocarpum; see this name in The Jepson Manual (1993). See Madroño 5(6):192 (1940) for original description, and Haseltonia 5:53-60 (1997) for taxonomic information.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 1974-01-01
Last Update: 2012-05-17

Location

Elevation: 365 - 790 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Lake (LAK)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Clearlake Highlands (533B) 38122H6, Whispering Pines (533C) 38122G6, Middletown (533D) 38122G5

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

1217

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Game: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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